154  
CDUS42 KILM 180846  
CLIILM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
446 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 88 243 PM 92 1960 81 7 84  
1990  
MINIMUM 71 1159 PM 44 1984 61 10 63  
AVERAGE 80 71 9 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 15 7 8 9  
MONTH TO DATE 98 93 5 134  
SINCE MAR 1 297 188 109 244  
SINCE JAN 1 338 196 142 272    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 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 9.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 700 PM  
LOWEST 50 200 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 94 1960  
2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 43 1875  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 809 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 607 AM EDT SUNSET 810 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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