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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
433 AM EST SUN DEC 25 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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         61    152 PM  78    1879  57      4       56       
  MINIMUM         27    605 AM  11    1983  37    -10       35       
  AVERAGE         44                        47     -3       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.85 1978   0.13  -0.13     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.77                      2.86  -0.09     0.65    
  SINCE MAR 1     64.56                     47.97  16.59    42.24    
  SINCE JAN 1     68.14                     56.15  11.99    49.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             4.7  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       21                        19      2       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  479                       380     99      382       
  SINCE DEC 1    479                       380     99      382       
  SINCE JUL 1    813                       741     72      723       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  68 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        77      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37         0      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   716 AM EST   SUNSET   508 PM EST   
DECEMBER 26 2005......SUNRISE   716 AM EST   SUNSET   509 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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