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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
448 AM EST SUN DEC 4 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 3 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         62   1159 PM  79    1998  63     -1       59       
  MINIMUM         30    710 AM  22    1886  41    -11       35       
  AVERAGE         46                        52     -6       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.26 1901   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.36  -0.36      T      
  SINCE MAR 1     61.79                     45.47  16.32    41.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     65.37                     53.65  11.72    49.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1937  MM     MM        0.0     
  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       19                        13      6       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        39     12       43       
  SINCE DEC 1     51                        39     12       43       
  SINCE JUL 1    385                       400    -15      384       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   2133                      2012    121     2132       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  24 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        80      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1876                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  4 2005......SUNRISE   702 AM EST   SUNSET   502 PM EST   
DECEMBER  5 2005......SUNRISE   703 AM EST   SUNSET   502 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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