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CLIILM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
433 AM EST MON MAR 20 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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    335 PM  84    1908  67     -7       61       
  MINIMUM         35    114 AM  22    1876  44     -9       44       
  AVERAGE         48                        56     -8       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1881   0.14  -0.14     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      2.67  -2.35     0.76    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.32                      2.67  -2.35     0.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.55                     10.85  -5.30     4.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM  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       17                        10      7       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       232    -54      328       
  SINCE MAR 1    178                       232    -54      328       
  SINCE JUL 1   2002                      2238   -236     2231       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         5     19        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                         5     19        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     24                         9     15        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  13 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        84      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        29      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2006.........SUNRISE   615 AM EST   SUNSET   623 PM EST   
MARCH 21 2006.........SUNRISE   614 AM EST   SUNSET   624 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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