000 
CDUS42 KILM 300934
CLIILM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
434 AM EST THU MAR 30 2006

................................... 

...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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         72    227 PM  92    1907  69      3       79       
  MINIMUM         43    626 AM  33    1966  47     -4       48       
  AVERAGE         58                        58      0       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.66 1990   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.28                      3.98  -2.70     3.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.28                      3.98  -2.70     3.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.51                     12.16  -5.65     6.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM  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        7                         8     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  358                       323     35      379       
  SINCE MAR 1    358                       323     35      379       
  SINCE JUL 1   2182                      2329   -147     2282       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        15      9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        15      9        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        19      5        4       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  67 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        88      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        28      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2006.........SUNRISE   602 AM EST   SUNSET   631 PM EST   
MARCH 31 2006.........SUNRISE   600 AM EST   SUNSET   632 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$