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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
437 AM EST THU MAR 2 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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         79    340 PM  83    1918  63     16       52       
  MINIMUM         50    655 AM  23    2002  40     10       36       
                                      1980                          
  AVERAGE         65                        51     14       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.66 1913   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.23                      8.32  -3.09     3.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.8  1980  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM     MM         T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        15    -15       21       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        15    -15       21       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        15    -15       21       
  SINCE JUL 1   1824                      2021   -197     1924       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         4     -4        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  82 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        85      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        16      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2006.........SUNRISE   639 AM EST   SUNSET   609 PM EST   
MARCH  3 2006.........SUNRISE   638 AM EST   SUNSET   610 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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