982  
CDUS42 KILM 082109  
CLIILM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
509 PM EDT FRI MAY 08 2026  
   
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..THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 71 213 PM 92 2002 80 -9 82  
2014  
2024  
MINIMUM 51 412 AM 38 1989 59 -8 67  
AVERAGE 61 69 -8 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.91 1910 0.13 -0.13 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.83 1.00 -0.17 0.50  
SINCE MAR 1 3.80 8.04 -4.24 5.51  
SINCE JAN 1 8.22 15.32 -7.10 9.39  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 1 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 30 10 20 0  
SINCE MAR 1 307 448 -141 300  
SINCE JUL 1 2404 2313 91 2176  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 5 -5 10  
MONTH TO DATE 6 38 -32 65  
SINCE MAR 1 194 133 61 215  
SINCE JAN 1 201 141 60 219    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 300 AM  
LOWEST 30 200 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 95 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 42 1956  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 615 AM EDT SUNSET 801 PM EDT  
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 614 AM EDT SUNSET 802 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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