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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
450 AM EST SAT APR 1 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         75    150 PM  87    1986  70      5       76       
  MINIMUM         41    619 AM  25    1964  47     -6       54       
  AVERAGE         58                        59     -1       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.37 1886   0.12  -0.12     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.28                      4.22  -2.94     3.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.28                      4.22  -2.94     3.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.51                     12.40  -5.89     6.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1991  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM     MM         T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         7      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  376                       338     38      380       
  SINCE MAR 1    376                       338     38      380       
  SINCE JUL 1   2200                      2344   -144     2283       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        17      7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        17      7        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        21      3        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        87      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2006.........SUNRISE   559 AM EST   SUNSET   633 PM EST   
APRIL  2 2006.........SUNRISE   658 AM EDT   SUNSET   733 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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