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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
443 AM EDT MON APR 3 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         74    258 PM  91    1978  71      3       68       
  MINIMUM         57    607 AM  32    1923  48      9       51       
  AVERAGE         66                        59      7       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.66 2005   0.11  -0.11     1.66    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.22  -0.21     1.90    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.29                      4.44  -3.15     5.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.52                     12.62  -6.10     8.60    
                                                                     
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        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12        5       
  SINCE MAR 1    376                       350     26      385       
  SINCE JUL 1   2200                      2356   -156     2288       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         2      4        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     30                        19     11        2       
  SINCE JAN 1     30                        23      7        6       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  84 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        31      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2006.........SUNRISE   656 AM EDT   SUNSET   734 PM EDT   
APRIL  4 2006.........SUNRISE   655 AM EDT   SUNSET   735 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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