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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
432 AM EDT SAT MAY 6 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         81    313 PM  92    1952  79      2       66       
  MINIMUM         65    350 AM  44    1940  56      9       54       
  AVERAGE         73                        67      6       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.12 1878   0.12  -0.05     0.99    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.59  -0.52     1.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.41                      7.75  -3.34     8.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.64                     15.93  -6.29    11.88    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         6      4       17       
  SINCE MAR 1    484                       459     25      551       
  SINCE JUL 1   2308                      2465   -157     2454       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         4      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        20     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    148                       102     46       43       
  SINCE JAN 1    148                       106     42       47       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  32 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        95      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        42      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2006...........SUNRISE   617 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
MAY  7 2006...........SUNRISE   616 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 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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