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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
434 AM EST THU DEC 8 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 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         51    317 PM  82    1998  62    -11       78       
  MINIMUM         30    725 AM  20    1954  40    -10       57       
  AVERAGE         41                        51    -10       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.88 1944   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.81  -0.68      T      
  SINCE MAR 1     61.92                     45.92  16.00    41.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     65.50                     54.10  11.40    49.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1968  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       24                        14     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  104                        95      9       84       
  SINCE DEC 1    104                        95      9       84       
  SINCE JUL 1    438                       456    -18      425       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        3       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         4     -4        3       
  SINCE JAN 1   2133                      2013    120     2135       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     0.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   2 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        82      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        17      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2005......SUNRISE   705 AM EST   SUNSET   502 PM EST   
DECEMBER  9 2005......SUNRISE   706 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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