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CDUS42 KILM 150837
CLIILM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
436 AM EDT SAT APR 15 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         87    200 PM  91    1922  74     13       51       
  MINIMUM         61    600 AM  34    1973  50     11       43       
  AVERAGE         74                        62     12       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.76 1914   0.09  -0.09     0.87    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      1.38  -0.90     3.99    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.76                      5.60  -3.84     7.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.99                     13.78  -6.79    10.69    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        72    -11       77       
  SINCE MAR 1    437                       410     27      457       
  SINCE JUL 1   2261                      2416   -155     2360       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        21      6        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     51                        38     13        7       
  SINCE JAN 1     51                        42      9       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  91 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        91      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2006.........SUNRISE   641 AM EDT   SUNSET   743 PM EDT   
APRIL 16 2006.........SUNRISE   639 AM EDT   SUNSET   744 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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