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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
432 AM EST WED FEB 8 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 7 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         51    303 PM  75    1989  58     -7       62       
  MINIMUM         30   1134 PM  18    1978  36     -6       34       
  AVERAGE         41                        47     -6       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          1.38 2002   0.13   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      0.93  -0.54     0.42    
  SINCE MAR 1     68.21                     54.34  13.87    45.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.27                      5.45  -3.18     1.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1895  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM         T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM     MM         T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        19      5       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  113                       136    -23      141       
  SINCE DEC 1   1092                      1286   -194     1239       
  SINCE JUL 1   1426                      1647   -221     1580       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         4     -4       11       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         3     -3        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        77      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        10      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  8 2006......SUNRISE   703 AM EST   SUNSET   549 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  9 2006......SUNRISE   703 AM EST   SUNSET   550 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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