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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
432 AM EST WED DEC 7 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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         53   1200 AM  81    1998  62     -9       69       
  MINIMUM         32   1159 PM  23    1876  40     -8       45       
  AVERAGE         43                        51     -8       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.61 1982   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.69  -0.56      T      
  SINCE MAR 1     61.92                     45.80  16.12    41.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     65.50                     53.98  11.52    49.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1954  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       22                        14      8        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        81     -1       84       
  SINCE DEC 1     80                        81     -1       84       
  SINCE JUL 1    414                       442    -28      425       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   2133                      2013    120     2132       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  39 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        82      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        20      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  7 2005......SUNRISE   705 AM EST   SUNSET   502 PM EST   
DECEMBER  8 2005......SUNRISE   705 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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