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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
442 AM EDT TUE AUG 23 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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         96    218 PM 100    1983  88      8       82       
  MINIMUM         76    609 AM  60    1886  70      6       72       
  AVERAGE         86                        79      7       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.94 1947   0.23  -0.23     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.16                      5.16  -2.00     8.40    
  SINCE MAR 1     30.67                     29.70   0.97    25.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.25                     37.88  -3.63    32.67    
                                                                     
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       21                        14      7       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  365                       333     32      261       
  SINCE JUN 1   1274                      1194     80     1167       
  SINCE JAN 1   1425                      1469    -44     1578       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  87 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       100      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        57      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 23 2005........SUNRISE   639 AM EDT   SUNSET   749 PM EDT   
AUGUST 24 2005........SUNRISE   639 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 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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