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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
433 AM EDT WED APR 19 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         72    400 PM  93    1976  75     -3       78       
  MINIMUM         49    624 AM  32    1875  51     -2       39       
  AVERAGE         61                        63     -2       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.50 1885   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.24                      1.74  -0.50     3.99    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.52                      5.96  -3.44     7.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.75                     14.14  -6.39    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        4                         3      1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        86    -21      122       
  SINCE MAR 1    441                       424     17      502       
  SINCE JUL 1   2265                      2430   -165     2405       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        29     33        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     86                        46     40        7       
  SINCE JAN 1     86                        50     36       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  97 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        89      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        28      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2006.........SUNRISE   636 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 PM EDT   
APRIL 20 2006.........SUNRISE   634 AM EDT   SUNSET   747 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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