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Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

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CXUS52 KILM 021337
CLMILM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
937 AM EDT MON OCT 02 2023

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...THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            100   09/04/1925
 LOW              42   09/25/1887
HIGHEST           96   09/06         MM      MM       94  09/06
                                                          09/22
LOWEST            53   09/16         MM      MM       49  09/24
AVG. MAXIMUM    84.6               83.9     0.7     85.7
AVG. MINIMUM    65.7               66.7    -1.0     66.9
MEAN            75.2               75.3    -0.1     76.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     7                3.8     3.2        8
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       24.13   2018
 MINIMUM        0.12   1931
TOTALS          3.21               8.69   -5.48     5.15
DAILY AVG.      0.11               0.29   -0.18
DAYS >= .01        6               10.7    -4.7
DAYS >= .10        5                7.0    -2.0
DAYS >= .50        3                3.9    -0.9
DAYS >= 1.00       1                2.5    -1.5
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.93   09/22 TO 09/23

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            MM   MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       MM
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM
 STORM TOTAL     0.0
 (MM/DD(HH))

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                  3      -3        2
 SINCE 7/1         0                  0       0
COOLING TOTAL    312                312       0      348
 SINCE 1/1      2149               1997     152

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/16/1876
 LATEST       04/21/1983
EARLIEST                        MM
LATEST                          03/21
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.0
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/350
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/330    DATE  09/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    57/350    DATE  09/22

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.31

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      0

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

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ILM ASOS TEMPERATURES WERE UNREPRESENTATIVE SEP 20-24. OUR BACKUP SENSOR WAS USED FOR MAX AND MIN TEMPERATURES DURING THIS PERIOD.

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