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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
435 AM EST FRI MAR 24 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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    305 PM  94    1907  68    -14       71       
  MINIMUM         30    302 AM  24    1888  45    -15       59       
  AVERAGE         42                        57    -15       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.66 1989   0.13  -0.08     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      3.22  -2.48     1.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.74                      3.22  -2.48     1.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.97                     11.40  -5.43     5.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1968  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       23                         9     14        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  260                       271    -11      352       
  SINCE MAR 1    260                       271    -11      352       
  SINCE JUL 1   2084                      2277   -193     2255       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         9     15        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                         9     15        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        13     11        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  64 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        87      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        26      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2006.........SUNRISE   610 AM EST   SUNSET   626 PM EST   
MARCH 25 2006.........SUNRISE   609 AM EST   SUNSET   627 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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