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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
431 AM EST MON MAR 6 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         60    358 PM  84    1961  64     -4       70       
  MINIMUM         28    628 AM  20    1873  41    -13       39       
  AVERAGE         44                        52     -8       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.37 1920   0.14  -0.14     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.70  -0.70     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.70  -0.70     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.23                      8.88  -3.65     3.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002  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       21                        14      7       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        71    -16      104       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                        71    -16      104       
  SINCE JUL 1   1879                      2077   -198     2007       
                                                                     
 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       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        84      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2006.........SUNRISE   634 AM EST   SUNSET   612 PM EST   
MARCH  7 2006.........SUNRISE   633 AM EST   SUNSET   613 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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