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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
531 AM EDT SUN APR 2 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         78    246 PM  87    1974  70      8       77       
  MINIMUM         62    130 AM  29    1923  48     14       57       
  AVERAGE         70                        59     11       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.98 1973   0.11  -0.10     0.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.11  -0.10     0.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.29                      4.33  -3.04     3.36    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.52                     12.51  -5.99     6.94    
                                                                     
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        0                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    376                       344     32      380       
  SINCE JUL 1   2200                      2350   -150     2283       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         1      4        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        18     11        2       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        22      7        6       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  47 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        32      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2006.........SUNRISE   658 AM EDT   SUNSET   733 PM EDT   
APRIL  3 2006.........SUNRISE   656 AM EDT   SUNSET   734 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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