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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
437 AM EDT MON APR 17 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         90R   154 PM  89    1972  74     16       62       
  MINIMUM         67   1159 PM  33    1963  51     16       39       
  AVERAGE         79                        63     16       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.68 1958   0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      1.56  -1.08     3.99    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.76                      5.78  -4.02     7.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.99                     13.96  -6.97    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       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        80    -19      104       
  SINCE MAR 1    437                       418     19      484       
  SINCE JUL 1   2261                      2424   -163     2387       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         2     12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        25     30        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     79                        42     37        7       
  SINCE JAN 1     79                        46     33       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  68 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     32           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        88      2002                    
                                             1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        35      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2006.........SUNRISE   638 AM EDT   SUNSET   745 PM EDT   
APRIL 18 2006.........SUNRISE   637 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 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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