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CDUS42 KILM 160832
CLIILM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
431 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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         94    343 PM  97    1968  88      6       76       
  MINIMUM         76    403 AM  62    1964  71      5       68       
  AVERAGE         85                        80      5       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.47 1940   0.23  -0.21     1.43    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      3.55  -1.87     7.67    
  SINCE MAR 1     29.19                     28.09   1.10    24.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.77                     36.27  -3.50    31.94    
                                                                     
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      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        15      5        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  228                       232     -4      168       
  SINCE JUN 1   1137                      1093     44     1074       
  SINCE JAN 1   1288                      1368    -80     1485       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  42 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        99      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        62      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 16 2005........SUNRISE   634 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 PM EDT   
AUGUST 17 2005........SUNRISE   634 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 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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