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CLIILM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
434 AM EDT THU APR 27 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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         73    845 AM  93    1990  76     -3       68       
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  37    1888  54      4       55       
  AVERAGE         66                        65      1       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.49          2.69 1979   0.10   0.39     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.32                      2.51  -0.19     4.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.60                      6.73  -3.13     7.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.83                     14.91  -6.08    10.76    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   68                       107    -39      149       
  SINCE MAR 1    444                       445     -1      529       
  SINCE JUL 1   2268                      2451   -183     2432       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  108                        52     56       33       
  SINCE MAR 1    132                        69     63       33       
  SINCE JAN 1    132                        73     59       37       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  25 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        94      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        39      2001                    
                                             1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 27 2006.........SUNRISE   626 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 PM EDT   
APRIL 28 2006.........SUNRISE   625 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 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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