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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
449 AM EST MON DEC 12 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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         57    159 PM  77    1985  61     -4       62       
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  19    1917  39      1       45       
  AVERAGE         49                        50     -1       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.29 1886   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      1.29  -0.88     0.25    
  SINCE MAR 1     62.20                     46.40  15.80    41.84    
  SINCE JAN 1     65.78                     54.58  11.20    49.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1958  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       16                        16      0       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  175                       156     19      100       
  SINCE DEC 1    175                       156     19      100       
  SINCE JUL 1    509                       517     -8      441       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        7       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         4     -4        7       
  SINCE JAN 1   2133                      2013    120     2139       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  60 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        79      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        14      1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 12 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   503 PM EST   
DECEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   503 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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