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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
441 AM EDT TUE APR 30 2013


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...THE WILMINGTON NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         72    246 PM  92    1975  77     -5       77
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  40    1993  55      6       61
  AVERAGE         67                        66      1       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.39          2.19 1895   0.10   1.29     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.70                      2.73   2.97     1.46
  SINCE MAR 1      8.14                      6.94   1.20     5.04
  SINCE JAN 1     15.41                     14.32   1.09     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                       129      7      117
  SINCE MAR 1    606                       452    154      261
  SINCE JUL 1   2413                      2381     32     1831

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        4
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        62    -16       74
  SINCE MAR 1     48                        78    -30      143
  SINCE JAN 1     60                        83    -23      149
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1100 AM
 LOWEST     68          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    84

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THE WILMINGTON NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        92      1974
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        41      2006
                                             1982
                                             1939


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2013.........SUNRISE   623 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 PM EDT
MAY  1 2013...........SUNRISE   622 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 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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