000 CDUS42 KILM 290951 CLIILM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 446 AM EST THU DEC 29 2005 ................................... ...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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 64 144 PM 76 1971 57 7 45 MINIMUM 31 439 AM 13 1925 36 -5 22 AVERAGE 48 47 1 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.30 3.49 1980 0.13 0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.59 3.38 0.21 1.69 SINCE MAR 1 65.38 48.49 16.89 43.28 SINCE JAN 1 68.96 56.67 12.29 50.74 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM T 1918 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 31 MONTH TO DATE 540 459 81 507 SINCE DEC 1 540 459 81 507 SINCE JUL 1 874 820 54 848 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 38 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 300 AM LOWEST 39 300 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 80 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 12 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE 717 AM EST SUNSET 511 PM EST DECEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE 717 AM EST SUNSET 511 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$