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CLIILM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
450 AM EST SAT MAR 25 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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         48    528 PM  87    1929  68    -20       72       
  MINIMUM         40    731 AM  26    1885  46     -6       46       
  AVERAGE         44                        57    -13       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.54          1.35 1908   0.13   0.41     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.28                      3.35  -2.07     1.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.28                      3.35  -2.07     1.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.51                     11.53  -5.02     5.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.9  1983  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       21                         9     12        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  281                       280      1      358       
  SINCE MAR 1    281                       280      1      358       
  SINCE JUL 1   2105                      2286   -181     2261       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        10     14        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        10     14        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        14     10        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        83      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 25 2006.........SUNRISE   609 AM EST   SUNSET   627 PM EST   
MARCH 26 2006.........SUNRISE   607 AM EST   SUNSET   628 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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