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CLIILM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
436 AM EDT SUN OCT 1 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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         76    214 PM  91    1986  80     -4       77       
  MINIMUM         50    626 AM  44    1888  60    -10       66       
  AVERAGE         63                        70     -7       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.48 1920   0.17  -0.17     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.67                      6.79  -1.12     8.26    
  SINCE MAR 1     42.64                     38.64   4.00    42.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.87                     46.82   1.05    46.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002  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        0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                         0      3        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  221                       304    -83      393       
  SINCE SEP 1    221                       304    -83      393       
  SINCE JAN 1   1842                      1895    -53     1948       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  95 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        92      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        45      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2006.......SUNRISE   706 AM EDT   SUNSET   656 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  2 2006.......SUNRISE   707 AM EDT   SUNSET   655 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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