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CDUS42 KILM 210842
CLIILM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
440 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         84    323 PM  93    1964  81      3       79       
  MINIMUM         61    856 AM  46    2002  61      0       57       
  AVERAGE         73                        71      2       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.30          3.74 1986   0.15   0.15     0.70    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.60                      2.68  -1.08     4.17    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.94                      9.84  -3.90    11.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.17                     18.02  -6.85    14.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002  MM     MM        0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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        8                         7      1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   56                       103    -47       52       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       185      3       95       
  SINCE JAN 1    188                       189     -1       99       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  57 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        94      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        44      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2006...........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 PM EDT   
MAY 22 2006...........SUNRISE   605 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 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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