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CDUS42 KILM 010844
CLIILM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
443 AM EDT WED MAY 1 2013


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...THE WILMINGTON NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         73    227 PM  92    1974  78     -5       75
  MINIMUM         60    519 AM  41    2006  55      5       61
                                      1982
                                      1939
  AVERAGE         67                        66      1       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.19 1999   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.70                      2.82   2.88     1.46
  SINCE MAR 1      8.14                      7.03   1.11     5.04
  SINCE JAN 1     15.41                     14.41   1.00     8.97

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         1.7   -1.7       T
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       131      5      117
  SINCE MAR 1    606                       453    153      261
  SINCE JUL 1   2413                      2382     31     1831

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                         4     -2        3
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        67    -19       77
  SINCE MAR 1     50                        83    -33      146
  SINCE JAN 1     62                        88    -26      152
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     68           200 PM
 AVERAGE    84

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THE WILMINGTON NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        94      1986
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        38      1876


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2013...........SUNRISE   622 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 PM EDT
MAY  2 2013...........SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 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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