Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
844 AM EDT SAT MAY 4 2013

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...THE WILMINGTON NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

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

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              95   04/07/1967
 LOW               28   04/19/1875
HIGHEST            83   04/10                         87  04/17
LOWEST             38   04/07                         37  04/07
                        04/06
AVG. MAXIMUM     71.8              74.2    -2.4     74.3
AVG. MINIMUM     51.8              51.6     0.2     52.6
MEAN             61.8              62.9    -1.1     63.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.6    -0.6        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.21   1961
 MINIMUM         0.16   1995
TOTALS           5.70              2.82    2.88     1.46
DAILY AVG.       0.19              0.09    0.10     0.05
DAYS >= .01         8               8.5    -0.5       11
DAYS >= .10         6               4.8     1.2        3
DAYS >= .50         5               1.5     3.5        1
DAYS >= 1.00        3               0.8     2.2        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.41   04/19 TO 04/20

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL              T   1989
 24 HR TOTAL        T   04/11/1989
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1           T               1.7    -1.7        T
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     136               130       6      117
COOLING TOTAL      48                67     -19       77
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/105
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/210    DATE  04/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/220    DATE  04/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              4     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      2

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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