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CXUS52 KILM 041741  
CLMILM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
1226 PM EST WED NOV 4 2009  
   
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..THE WILMINGTON NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2009  
 
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 10/05/1954  
10/03/1986  
LOW 27 10/27/1962  
HIGHEST 89 10/10 MM MM 86  
LOWEST 38 10/20 MM MM 32  
AVG. MAXIMUM 73.2 75.5 -2.3 73.4  
AVG. MINIMUM 55.8 53.9 1.9 51.4  
MEAN 64.5 64.8 -0.3 62.4  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.2 -0.2 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 1  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 15.07 2005  
MINIMUM 0.17 1953  
TOTALS 2.09 3.21 -1.12 3.04  
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.10 -0.03 0.10  
DAYS >= .01 9 6.8 2.2 7  
DAYS >= .10 6 4.4 1.6 5  
DAYS >= .50 2 2.0 0.0 2  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.9 -0.9 1  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.72 10/04 TO 10/05 1.59  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL MM  
24 HR TOTAL MM  
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH 0 0  
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 10/31 TO 10/31 0.0  
 
DEGREE_DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 97 102 -5 145  
SINCE 7/1 99 102 -3 145  
COOLING TOTAL 89 89 0 71  
SINCE 1/1 2041 1984 57 2034    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 24/240 DATE 10/07  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 30/220 DATE 10/28  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) 47  
 
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 15  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 6  
LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0  
FOG 20 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0  
HAZE 4  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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