000 CDUS42 KILM 040947 CLIILM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 445 AM EST SAT MAR 4 2006 ................................... ...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 64 1202 AM 88 1976 64 0 53 MINIMUM 41 1131 PM 14 1980 41 0 28 AVERAGE 53 52 1 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.68 1991 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.42 -0.42 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.42 -0.42 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 5.23 8.60 -3.37 3.58 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.8 1962 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 12 14 -2 24 MONTH TO DATE 12 43 -31 69 SINCE MAR 1 12 43 -31 69 SINCE JUL 1 1836 2049 -213 1972 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 0 SINCE MAR 1 2 0 2 0 SINCE JAN 1 2 4 -2 4 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 39 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 100 AM LOWEST 39 400 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 84 1976 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 9 1980 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 4 2006.........SUNRISE 637 AM EST SUNSET 610 PM EST MARCH 5 2006.........SUNRISE 636 AM EST SUNSET 611 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$