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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
433 AM EDT THU APR 13 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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         73    210 PM  92    1930  73      0       67       
  MINIMUM         47    617 AM  32    1989  50     -3       51       
  AVERAGE         60                        62     -2       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1962   0.09  -0.09     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      1.20  -0.72     2.91    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.76                      5.42  -3.66     6.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.99                     13.60  -6.61     9.61    
                                                                     
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        5                         5      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        64     -3       46       
  SINCE MAR 1    437                       402     35      426       
  SINCE JUL 1   2261                      2408   -147     2329       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        17      1        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     42                        34      8        7       
  SINCE JAN 1     42                        38      4       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  81 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        89      2001                    
                                             1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 13 2006.........SUNRISE   643 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 PM EDT   
APRIL 14 2006.........SUNRISE   642 AM EDT   SUNSET   743 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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