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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
445 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         86   1217 PM  91    1967  71     15       68       
  MINIMUM         58    718 PM  31    1992  48     10       47       
  AVERAGE         72                        59     13       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.18          1.10 1875   0.11   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.33  -0.14     1.90    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.47                      4.55  -3.08     5.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.70                     12.73  -6.03     8.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1915  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        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        18    -18       12       
  SINCE MAR 1    376                       356     20      392       
  SINCE JUL 1   2200                      2362   -162     2295       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         3     10        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     37                        20     17        2       
  SINCE JAN 1     37                        24     13        6       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    48   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    56   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  73 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        87      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        32      1879                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2006.........SUNRISE   655 AM EDT   SUNSET   735 PM EDT   
APRIL  5 2006.........SUNRISE   654 AM EDT   SUNSET   736 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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