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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
435 AM EDT TUE MAY 9 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         65    302 PM  92    2002  79    -14       81       
  MINIMUM         52    655 AM  38    1989  58     -6       55       
  AVERAGE         59                        68     -9       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.34 1960   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      0.98   0.06     3.29    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.38                      8.14  -2.76    10.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.61                     16.32  -5.71    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        6                         1      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         9      7       34       
  SINCE MAR 1    490                       462     28      568       
  SINCE JUL 1   2314                      2468   -154     2471       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        35    -11        3       
  SINCE MAR 1    156                       117     39       46       
  SINCE JAN 1    156                       121     35       50       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        95      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2006...........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 PM EDT   
MAY 10 2006...........SUNRISE   614 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 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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