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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
433 AM EDT FRI APR 21 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         82    126 PM  91    1995  75      7       84       
  MINIMUM         49    437 AM  30    1983  52     -3       61       
  AVERAGE         66                        64      2       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.30 1918   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.24                      1.92  -0.68     3.99    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.52                      6.14  -3.62     7.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.75                     14.32  -6.57    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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   68                        92    -24      122       
  SINCE MAR 1    444                       430     14      502       
  SINCE JUL 1   2268                      2436   -168     2405       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        34     29       19       
  SINCE MAR 1     87                        51     36       19       
  SINCE JAN 1     87                        55     32       23       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        93      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        32      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2006.........SUNRISE   633 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 PM EDT   
APRIL 22 2006.........SUNRISE   632 AM EDT   SUNSET   749 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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