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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
438 AM EDT FRI MAY 12 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         79    134 PM  97    1889  80     -1       80       
  MINIMUM         64    159 AM  41    1977  59      5       59       
  AVERAGE         72                        69      3       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.06 1873   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      1.38  -0.34     3.29    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.38                      8.54  -3.16    10.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.61                     16.72  -6.11    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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        10     14       34       
  SINCE MAR 1    498                       463     35      568       
  SINCE JUL 1   2322                      2469   -147     2471       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         5      2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        50    -19       11       
  SINCE MAR 1    163                       132     31       54       
  SINCE JAN 1    163                       136     27       58       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  73 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        96      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        45      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2006...........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 PM EDT   
MAY 13 2006...........SUNRISE   611 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 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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