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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
432 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         59    300 PM  78    1990  57      2       70       
  MINIMUM         21    737 AM  15    1989  37    -16       56       
  AVERAGE         40                        47     -7       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.99 1941   0.12  -0.12     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.77                      2.73   0.04     0.61    
  SINCE MAR 1     64.56                     47.84  16.72    42.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     68.14                     56.02  12.12    49.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.6  1989  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       25                        18      7        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  458                       361     97      363       
  SINCE DEC 1    458                       361     97      363       
  SINCE JUL 1    792                       722     70      704       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        78      1879                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        11      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   508 PM EST   
DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   716 AM EST   SUNSET   508 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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