658  
CDUS42 KILM 172044  
CLIILM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
444 PM EDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 88 243 PM 92 1960 81 7 84  
1990  
MINIMUM 73 600 AM 44 1984 61 12 63  
AVERAGE 81 71 10 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.51 1922 0.15 -0.15 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 2.26 -2.23 0.69  
SINCE MAR 1 9.22 9.30 -0.08 6.39  
SINCE JAN 1 14.80 16.58 -1.78 11.90  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 18 -8 15  
SINCE MAR 1 315 456 -141 330  
SINCE JUL 1 1675 2321 -646 1888  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 16 7 9 9  
MONTH TO DATE 99 93 6 134  
SINCE MAR 1 298 188 110 244  
SINCE JAN 1 339 196 143 272    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 200 AM  
LOWEST 50 200 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 94 1960  
2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 43 1875  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 808 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 809 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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