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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
441 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024

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...THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         85    253 PM  94    1960  81      4       74
                                      2019
  MINIMUM         72    343 AM  43    1875  62     10       65
  AVERAGE         79                        72      7       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.02          2.61 1872   0.15  -0.13     0.17
  MONTH TO DATE    2.63                      2.41   0.22     0.20
  SINCE MAR 1     10.97                      9.45   1.52     9.39
  SINCE JAN 1     14.51                     16.73  -2.22    14.97

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        18    -18       10
  SINCE MAR 1    244                       456   -212      315
  SINCE JUL 1   1898                      2321   -423     1675

 COOLING
  TODAY           14                         7      7        5
  MONTH TO DATE  148                       100     48      103
  SINCE MAR 1    264                       195     69      302
  SINCE JAN 1    283                       203     80      343
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    91           600 AM
 LOWEST     60          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        96      1962
                                             1996
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        47      1882
                                             1973
                                             1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 PM EDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 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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