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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
439 AM EDT SAT MAY 13 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         77   1230 PM  96    1967  80     -3       88       
  MINIMUM         50    541 AM  45    1969  59     -9       63       
  AVERAGE         64                        69     -5       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.80 1871   0.14  -0.14     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      1.52  -0.48     3.34    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.38                      8.68  -3.30    10.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.61                     16.86  -6.25    14.10    
                                                                     
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        1                         0      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        10     15       34       
  SINCE MAR 1    499                       463     36      568       
  SINCE JUL 1   2323                      2469   -146     2471       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        55    -24       22       
  SINCE MAR 1    163                       137     26       65       
  SINCE JAN 1    163                       141     22       69       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  92 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        94      1886                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        44      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2006...........SUNRISE   611 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 PM EDT   
MAY 14 2006...........SUNRISE   610 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 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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