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CDUS42 KILM 172017  
CLIILM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
417 PM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008  
 
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..THE WILMINGTON NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 2008
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 83 1059 AM 99 1954 88 -5 89  
MINIMUM 71 549 AM 59 1979 71 0 78  
AVERAGE 77 80 -3 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 3.58 1992 0.23 -0.21 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.11 4.01 -1.90 0.73  
SINCE MAR 1 28.17 28.55 -0.38 14.29  
SINCE JAN 1 35.34 36.73 -1.39 20.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 2002 MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 15 -3 19  
MONTH TO DATE 253 262 -9 301  
SINCE JUN 1 1221 1123 98 1116  
SINCE JAN 1 1462 1398 64 1382    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM  
LOWEST 65 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
 
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THE WILMINGTON NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 99 1988  
1968  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 60 1979  
1880  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2008........SUNRISE 635 AM EDT SUNSET 756 PM EDT  
AUGUST 18 2008........SUNRISE 635 AM EDT SUNSET 755 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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