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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
432 AM EDT MON MAY 8 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         71    854 AM  93    1986  79     -8       76       
  MINIMUM         58    505 AM  41    1989  56      2       45       
  AVERAGE         65                        68     -3       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.97          2.28 1956   0.13   0.84     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      0.85   0.19     3.29    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.38                      8.01  -2.63    10.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.61                     16.19  -5.58    14.05    
                                                                     
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        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         8      2       34       
  SINCE MAR 1    484                       461     23      568       
  SINCE JUL 1   2308                      2467   -159     2471       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        30     -6        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    156                       112     44       43       
  SINCE JAN 1    156                       116     40       47       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  15 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     66           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        38      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2006...........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 PM EDT   
MAY  9 2006...........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 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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