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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
434 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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         69    402 PM  94    1975  82    -13       93       
  MINIMUM         54    625 AM  50    1967  63     -9       73       
  AVERAGE         62                        73    -11       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.77 1970   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.74                      3.44   2.30     3.04    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.92                     10.60   2.32     6.24    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.50                     18.78  -2.28    13.70    
                                                                     
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        3                         0      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        10     30       15       
  SINCE MAR 1    574                       463    111      426       
  SINCE JUL 1   2477                      2469      8     2587       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                       139    -73      214       
  SINCE MAR 1    109                       221   -112      304       
  SINCE JAN 1    113                       225   -112      314       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  64 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        98      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        48      1877                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 26 2005...........SUNRISE   603 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 PM EDT   
MAY 27 2005...........SUNRISE   603 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 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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