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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
433 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         54    225 PM  84    1907  67    -13       69       
  MINIMUM         35    411 AM  29    1923  45    -10       51       
  AVERAGE         45                        56    -11       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          3.99 2001   0.14  -0.13     0.25    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      2.81  -2.48     1.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.33                      2.81  -2.48     1.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.56                     10.99  -5.43     4.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1971  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       20                        10     10        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  198                       242    -44      333       
  SINCE MAR 1    198                       242    -44      333       
  SINCE JUL 1   2022                      2248   -226     2236       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         6     18        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                         6     18        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        10     14        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  32 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        88      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        27      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2006.........SUNRISE   614 AM EST   SUNSET   624 PM EST   
MARCH 22 2006.........SUNRISE   613 AM EST   SUNSET   625 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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