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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC                               
441 AM EDT TUE OCT 3 2006

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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         80    334 PM  93    1986  80      0       82       
  MINIMUM         54    549 AM  44    1876  60     -6       65       
  AVERAGE         67                        70     -3       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.16 1891   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.32  -0.32     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     42.64                     38.96   3.68    42.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.87                     47.14   0.73    46.19    
                                                                     
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        0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      3                         2      1        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                         2      1        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         6     -4        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        12     -7       18       
  SINCE SEP 1    226                       316    -90      411       
  SINCE JAN 1   1847                      1907    -60     1966       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        95      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        39      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  3 2006.......SUNRISE   708 AM EDT   SUNSET   653 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  4 2006.......SUNRISE   708 AM EDT   SUNSET   652 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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