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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
437 AM EST MON MAR 27 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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         56    247 PM  81    1944  68    -12       69       
  MINIMUM         35    646 AM  26    1940  46    -11       46       
  AVERAGE         46                        57    -11       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.47 1884   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.28                      3.61  -2.33     1.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.28                      3.61  -2.33     1.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.51                     11.79  -5.28     5.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1947  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                         9     10        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  319                       298     21      369       
  SINCE MAR 1    319                       298     21      369       
  SINCE JUL 1   2143                      2304   -161     2272       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        12     12        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        12     12        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        16      8        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  66 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        83      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2006.........SUNRISE   606 AM EST   SUNSET   629 PM EST   
MARCH 28 2006.........SUNRISE   604 AM EST   SUNSET   629 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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