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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
439 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15 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         68    258 PM  79    2001  59      9       67       
  MINIMUM         40    637 AM  15    1916  37      3       42       
  AVERAGE         54                        48      6       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.56 1922   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.65                      1.97  -1.32     0.55    
  SINCE MAR 1     68.47                     55.38  13.09    45.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.53                      6.49  -3.96     1.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1902  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       11                        18     -7       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  291                       284      7      247       
  SINCE DEC 1   1270                      1434   -164     1345       
  SINCE JUL 1   1604                      1795   -191     1686       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  91 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        80      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        17      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 16 2006......SUNRISE   656 AM EST   SUNSET   556 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 17 2006......SUNRISE   655 AM EST   SUNSET   557 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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