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CDUS42 KILM 162050  
CLIILM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
450 PM EDT TUE MAY 16 2023  
   
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..THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 86 223 PM 94 1915 81 5 87  
MINIMUM 68 426 AM 43 1878 61 7 69  
AVERAGE 77 71 6 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.04 1916 0.15 -0.15 0.31  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 2.11 -2.08 0.67  
SINCE MAR 1 9.22 9.15 0.07 6.37  
SINCE JAN 1 14.80 16.43 -1.63 11.88  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 18 -8 15  
SINCE MAR 1 315 456 -141 330  
SINCE JUL 1 1675 2321 -646 1888  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 7 5 13  
MONTH TO DATE 83 86 -3 125  
SINCE MAR 1 282 181 101 235  
SINCE JAN 1 323 189 134 263    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 300 AM  
LOWEST 40 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 92 1960  
1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 44 1984  
 
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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