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CLIILM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
437 AM EDT SUN APR 16 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         92R   232 PM  91    1972  74     18       61       
  MINIMUM         65    618 AM  32    1907  51     14       42       
  AVERAGE         79                        63     16       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.94 1989   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      1.47  -0.99     3.99    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.76                      5.69  -3.93     7.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.99                     13.87  -6.88    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       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        76    -15       90       
  SINCE MAR 1    437                       414     23      470       
  SINCE JUL 1   2261                      2420   -159     2373       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         2     12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        23     18        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     65                        40     25        7       
  SINCE JAN 1     65                        44     21       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  88 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        89      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        33      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2006.........SUNRISE   639 AM EDT   SUNSET   744 PM EDT   
APRIL 17 2006.........SUNRISE   638 AM EDT   SUNSET   745 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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