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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
437 AM EDT THU APR 20 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         75    147 PM  89    1968  75      0       84       
  MINIMUM         49    615 AM  28    1875  51     -2       54       
  AVERAGE         62                        63     -1       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.32 1951   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.24                      1.83  -0.59     3.99    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.52                      6.05  -3.53     7.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.75                     14.23  -6.48    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        3                         3      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   68                        89    -21      122       
  SINCE MAR 1    444                       427     17      502       
  SINCE JUL 1   2268                      2433   -165     2405       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        31     31       11       
  SINCE MAR 1     86                        48     38       11       
  SINCE JAN 1     86                        52     34       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  69 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        91      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        30      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2006.........SUNRISE   634 AM EDT   SUNSET   747 PM EDT   
APRIL 21 2006.........SUNRISE   633 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 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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