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CDUS42 KILM 260932
CLIILM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
432 AM EST SUN FEB 26 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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         62    153 PM  81    1930  62      0       45       
                                      1934                          
  MINIMUM         34    637 AM  18    1967  39     -5       31       
  AVERAGE         48                        51     -3       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.67          1.87 1960   0.13   0.54     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.70                      3.27  -0.57     1.17    
  SINCE MAR 1     70.52                     56.68  13.84    45.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.58                      7.79  -3.21     2.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             7.2  1942  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       17                        16      1       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  447                       450     -3      403       
  SINCE DEC 1   1426                      1600   -174     1501       
  SINCE JUL 1   1760                      1961   -201     1842       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         5     -5       11       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         4     -4        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        83      1912                    
                                             1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        19      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 26 2006......SUNRISE   644 AM EST   SUNSET   605 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 27 2006......SUNRISE   643 AM EST   SUNSET   606 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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