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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
442 AM EST THU DEC 15 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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         45    233 PM  79    1956  60    -15       45       
  MINIMUM         24    722 AM  16    1960  38    -14       31       
  AVERAGE         35                        49    -14       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.25 2003   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      1.65  -1.24     0.25    
  SINCE MAR 1     62.20                     46.76  15.44    41.84    
  SINCE JAN 1     65.78                     54.94  10.84    49.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    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       30                        16     14       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  255                       204     51      158       
  SINCE DEC 1    255                       204     51      158       
  SINCE JUL 1    589                       565     24      499       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  20 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        78      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        17      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 15 2005......SUNRISE   710 AM EST   SUNSET   503 PM EST   
DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE   711 AM EST   SUNSET   504 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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