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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
450 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2005

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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         56    316 PM  78    1964  57     -1       35       
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  10    1983  37      3       29       
  AVERAGE         48                        47      1       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.43 1873   0.13  -0.13     0.94    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.29                      3.12   0.17     1.69    
  SINCE MAR 1     65.08                     48.23  16.85    43.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     68.66                     56.41  12.25    50.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1892  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       17                        20     -3       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  504                       419     85      444       
  SINCE DEC 1    504                       419     85      444       
  SINCE JUL 1    838                       780     58      785       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        77      1875                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        17      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 27 2005......SUNRISE   716 AM EST   SUNSET   509 PM EST   
DECEMBER 28 2005......SUNRISE   717 AM EST   SUNSET   510 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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