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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
432 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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    334 PM  92    1990  80     -1       74       
  MINIMUM         51    544 AM  46    1875  60     -9       58       
  AVERAGE         65                        70     -5       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.51 1922   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.08                      2.23  -1.15     3.47    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.42                      9.39  -3.97    10.65    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.65                     17.57  -6.92    14.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          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   27                        10     17       34       
  SINCE MAR 1    501                       463     38      568       
  SINCE JUL 1   2325                      2469   -144     2471       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        84    -45       46       
  SINCE MAR 1    171                       166      5       89       
  SINCE JAN 1    171                       170      1       93       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  87 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        94      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        43      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2006...........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 PM EDT   
MAY 19 2006...........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 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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