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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
501 AM EDT SUN SEP 18 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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         93    317 PM  95    1931  84      9       86       
  MINIMUM         75    615 AM  53    2001  66      9       73       
                                      1961                          
  AVERAGE         84                        75      9       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.64 1876   0.23  -0.23     0.39    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.33                      4.17   4.16     9.18    
  SINCE MAR 1     42.68                     36.02   6.66    36.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     46.26                     44.20   2.06    43.48    
                                                                     
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 SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        10      9       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  224                       197     27      195       
  SINCE SEP 1    224                       197     27      195       
  SINCE JAN 1   1779                      1788     -9     1898       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  89 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        98      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        51      1990                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 18 2005.....SUNRISE   657 AM EDT   SUNSET   714 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 19 2005.....SUNRISE   658 AM EDT   SUNSET   712 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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