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CDUS42 KILM 160840  
CLIILM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
440 AM EDT TUE MAY 16 2023  
   
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..THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 80 151 PM 96 1962 81 -1 87  
MINIMUM 58 356 AM 45 1880 61 -3 62  
2021  
AVERAGE 69 71 -2 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.38 1989 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 1.96 -1.93 0.36  
SINCE MAR 1 9.22 9.00 0.22 6.06  
SINCE JAN 1 14.80 16.28 -1.48 11.57  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 17 -7 15  
SINCE MAR 1 315 455 -140 330  
SINCE JUL 1 1675 2320 -645 1888  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 6 -2 10  
MONTH TO DATE 71 79 -8 112  
SINCE MAR 1 270 174 96 222  
SINCE JAN 1 311 182 129 250    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 400 AM  
LOWEST 36 900 AM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 94 1915  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 43 1878  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2023...........SUNRISE 609 AM EDT SUNSET 807 PM EDT  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 808 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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