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CDUS42 KILM 220851  
CLIILM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
451 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008  
 
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..THE WILMINGTON NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 2008  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 84 337 PM 100 2007 88 -4 100  
1983  
1968  
MINIMUM 70 404 AM 60 1953 71 -1 79  
1918  
AVERAGE 77 79 -2 90  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.98 1926 0.23 -0.23 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.19 4.93 -2.74 0.73  
SINCE MAR 1 28.25 29.47 -1.22 14.29  
SINCE JAN 1 35.42 37.65 -2.23 20.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 MM MM 0.0  
2001  
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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 12 14 -2 25  
MONTH TO DATE 299 319 -20 379  
SINCE JUN 1 1267 1180 87 1194  
SINCE JAN 1 1508 1455 53 1460    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 31 PERCENT  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 300 AM  
LOWEST 65 100 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
 
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THE WILMINGTON NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 100 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 60 1886  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 22 2008........SUNRISE 638 AM EDT SUNSET 750 PM EDT  
AUGUST 23 2008........SUNRISE 639 AM EDT SUNSET 749 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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