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CDUS42 KILM 010836  
CLIILM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
434 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2008  
 
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..THE WILMINGTON NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 89 1222 PM 96 1970 87 2 85  
MINIMUM 73 605 AM 56 1887 69 4 68  
AVERAGE 81 78 3 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 9.56 2006 0.24 -0.22 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 7.19 7.31 -0.12 2.89  
SINCE MAR 1 33.25 31.85 1.40 16.45  
SINCE JAN 1 40.42 40.03 0.39 22.94  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 16 13 3 12  
MONTH TO DATE 438 455 -17 532  
SINCE JUN 1 1406 1316 90 1347  
SINCE JAN 1 1647 1591 56 1613    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 62 PERCENT  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 400 AM  
LOWEST 59 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
 
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THE WILMINGTON NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 96 1993  
1912  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 56 1887  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 1 2008.....SUNRISE 645 AM EDT SUNSET 737 PM EDT  
SEPTEMBER 2 2008.....SUNRISE 646 AM EDT SUNSET 736 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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