000 CDUS42 KILM 210937 CLIILM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 436 AM EST THU DEC 21 2006 ................................... ...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 58 218 PM 80 1931 59 -1 50 MINIMUM 36 730 AM 17 2004 37 -1 30 1981 AVERAGE 47 48 -1 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.77 1946 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.45 2.37 -1.92 2.77 SINCE MAR 1 54.76 47.48 7.28 64.56 SINCE JAN 1 59.99 55.66 4.33 68.14 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1915 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 18 18 0 25 MONTH TO DATE 300 307 -7 376 SINCE DEC 1 300 307 -7 376 SINCE JUL 1 686 668 18 710 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 7 4 3 0 SINCE DEC 1 7 4 3 0 SINCE JAN 1 1925 2013 -88 2133 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 95 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 83 100 AM LOWEST 24 200 PM AVERAGE 54 .......................................................... THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 76 1956 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 13 1981 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 21 2006......SUNRISE 714 AM EST SUNSET 506 PM EST DECEMBER 22 2006......SUNRISE 714 AM EST SUNSET 506 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$