000 CDUS42 KILM 220935 CLIILM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 434 AM EST THU DEC 22 2005 ................................... ...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 46 353 PM 76 1956 58 -12 55 MINIMUM 26 1159 PM 13 1981 37 -11 21 AVERAGE 36 48 -12 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.50 1972 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.77 2.49 0.28 0.37 SINCE MAR 1 64.56 47.60 16.96 41.96 SINCE JAN 1 68.14 55.78 12.36 49.42 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.5 1915 MM MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM T SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM MM T SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM T SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 18 11 27 MONTH TO DATE 405 325 80 344 SINCE DEC 1 405 325 80 344 SINCE JUL 1 739 686 53 685 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 70 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 81 1100 PM LOWEST 39 1100 AM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 80 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 16 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE 714 AM EST SUNSET 506 PM EST DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE 715 AM EST SUNSET 507 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$