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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
440 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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         88    204 PM  97    1967  83      5       92       
  MINIMUM         66   1159 PM  44    1961  63      3       73       
  AVERAGE         77                        73      4       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.97 1988   0.16  -0.16      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.74                      3.92   1.82     3.04    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.92                     11.08   1.84     6.24    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.50                     19.26  -2.76    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        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        10     30       15       
  SINCE MAR 1    574                       463    111      426       
  SINCE JUL 1   2477                      2469      8     2587       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         8      4       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   89                       163    -74      269       
  SINCE MAR 1    132                       245   -113      359       
  SINCE JAN 1    136                       249   -113      369       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  70 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        96      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        49      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 29 2005...........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   817 PM EDT   
MAY 30 2005...........SUNRISE   601 AM EDT   SUNSET   817 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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