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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
431 AM EST WED MAR 15 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         75    421 PM  87    1967  65     10       65       
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  21    1926  43      8       36       
  AVERAGE         63                        54      9       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          2.77 1986   0.14  -0.05     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      1.97  -1.65     0.17    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.32                      1.97  -1.65     0.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.55                     10.15  -4.60     3.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1970  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        2                        11     -9       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  120                       180    -60      231       
  SINCE MAR 1    120                       180    -60      231       
  SINCE JUL 1   1944                      2186   -242     2134       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         0     24        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                         0     24        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     24                         4     20        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   9 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     14           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        88      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        22      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2006.........SUNRISE   622 AM EST   SUNSET   619 PM EST   
MARCH 16 2006.........SUNRISE   621 AM EST   SUNSET   620 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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