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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
436 AM EDT FRI MAY 20 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         79   1239 PM  96    1952  80     -1       83       
  MINIMUM         56    509 AM  47    1976  61     -5       63       
  AVERAGE         68                        70     -2       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.51 1969   0.15  -0.15     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.47                      2.53   0.94     2.88    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.65                      9.69   0.96     6.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.23                     17.87  -3.64    13.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002  MM     MM        0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                        MM     MM         T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        10     24       15       
  SINCE MAR 1    568                       463    105      426       
  SINCE JUL 1   2471                      2469      2     2587       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         6     -3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        96    -47      123       
  SINCE MAR 1     92                       178    -86      213       
  SINCE JAN 1     96                       182    -86      223       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  85 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        93      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        46      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 PM EDT   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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