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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
446 AM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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         91    214 PM  96    1989  83      8       85       
  MINIMUM         72   1159 PM  46    1925  63      9       62       
  AVERAGE         82                        73      9       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.02 1960   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.30                      3.76  -1.46     5.74    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.64                     10.92  -4.28    12.92    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.87                     19.10  -7.23    16.50    
                                                                     
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       40       
  SINCE MAR 1    501                       463     38      574       
  SINCE JUL 1   2325                      2469   -144     2477       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                         8      9        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  119                       155    -36       77       
  SINCE MAR 1    251                       237     14      120       
  SINCE JAN 1    251                       241     10      124       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  68 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        97      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        44      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 28 2006...........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 PM EDT   
MAY 29 2006...........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   817 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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