000 CDUS42 KILM 220945 CLIILM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 431 AM EST WED MAR 22 2006 ................................... ...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 49 228 PM 88 1935 67 -18 62 MINIMUM 43 602 AM 27 1885 45 -2 48 AVERAGE 46 56 -10 55 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.36 1.84 1989 0.14 0.22 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.69 2.95 -2.26 1.01 SINCE MAR 1 0.69 2.95 -2.26 1.01 SINCE JAN 1 5.92 11.13 -5.21 4.59 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1960 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 19 10 9 10 MONTH TO DATE 217 252 -35 343 SINCE MAR 1 217 252 -35 343 SINCE JUL 1 2041 2258 -217 2246 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 24 7 17 0 SINCE MAR 1 24 7 17 0 SINCE JAN 1 24 11 13 4 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 400 AM LOWEST 82 1100 PM AVERAGE 88 .......................................................... THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 87 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 27 1956 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 22 2006.........SUNRISE 613 AM EST SUNSET 625 PM EST MARCH 23 2006.........SUNRISE 611 AM EST SUNSET 626 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$