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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
439 AM EDT SUN APR 30 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         70    335 PM  92    1975  77     -7       77       
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  40    1993  55    -10       54       
  AVERAGE         58                        66     -8       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.19 1895   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.06                      2.83   0.23     4.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.34                      7.05  -2.71     7.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.57                     15.23  -5.66    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        7                         2      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   89                       113    -24      154       
  SINCE MAR 1    465                       451     14      534       
  SINCE JUL 1   2289                      2457   -168     2437       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  108                        61     47       36       
  SINCE MAR 1    132                        78     54       36       
  SINCE JAN 1    132                        82     50       40       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        92      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        41      1939                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2006.........SUNRISE   623 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 PM EDT   
MAY  1 2006...........SUNRISE   622 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 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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