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Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
711 AM EST WED JAN 03 2024

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...THE LUMBERTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1903 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             83   12/13/2006
 LOW              -2   12/28/1989
HIGHEST           75   12/09         MM      MM       74
LOWEST            27   12/15         MM      MM       16
                       12/21
AVG. MAXIMUM    61.4               57.5     3.9     56.3
AVG. MINIMUM    38.3               37.5     0.8     35.9
MEAN            49.8               47.5     2.3     46.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        1
DAYS MIN <= 32    12               12.3    -0.3       13
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        7.12   1945
 MINIMUM        0.19   1933
TOTALS          5.55               3.31    2.24
DAILY AVG.      0.18               0.11    0.07
DAYS >= .01        7                9.3    -2.3
DAYS >= .10        5                5.3    -0.3
DAYS >= .50        2                2.4    -0.4
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.8     0.2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   4.10   12/17 TO 12/18               1.08  12/22 TO 12/23
 STORM TOTAL    4.08
 (MM/DD(HH))


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    468                546     -78      578
 SINCE 7/1       895               1003    -108
COOLING TOTAL      4                  4       0        0
 SINCE 1/1      1988               2088    -100

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/03/1981
 LATEST       05/10/1980
EARLIEST                        11/01
LATEST                          03/21
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/300
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/330    DATE  12/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/340    DATE  12/10

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.24

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP              MM
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                      MM
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                     MM
FOG                      12     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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