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CDUS42 KILM 182040  
CLIILM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
440 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 74 1039 AM 94 1960 81 -7 87  
2019  
MINIMUM 68 537 AM 43 1875 62 6 63  
AVERAGE 71 72 -1 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.10 2.61 1872 0.15 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.13 2.41 -2.28 0.69  
SINCE MAR 1 9.32 9.45 -0.13 6.39  
SINCE JAN 1 14.90 16.73 -1.83 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 6 7 -1 10  
MONTH TO DATE 104 100 4 144  
SINCE MAR 1 303 195 108 254  
SINCE JAN 1 344 203 141 282    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 14 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 200 PM  
LOWEST 59 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 96 1962  
1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 47 1882  
1973  
1976  
 
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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