795  
CDUS42 KILM 172151  
CLIILM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
451 PM EST SUN DEC 17 2023  
   
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...THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 69 359 PM 80 2021 60 9 56  
MINIMUM 52 552 AM 18 1943 39 13 42  
1955  
AVERAGE 61 49 12 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 2.78R 0.88 1887 0.12 2.66 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.51 1.98 2.53 0.32  
SINCE DEC 1 4.51 1.98 2.53 0.32  
SINCE JAN 1 55.25 58.44 -3.19 39.49  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.4 1973 0.0 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 16 -12 16  
MONTH TO DATE 205 245 -40 191  
SINCE DEC 1 205 245 -40 191  
SINCE JUL 1 552 618 -66 454  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 12 0 12 2  
SINCE DEC 1 12 0 12 2  
SINCE JAN 1 2264 2127 137 2449    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 100 PM  
LOWEST 64 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 79 1924  
1984  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 18 1875  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 17 2023......SUNRISE 711 AM EST SUNSET 504 PM EST  
DECEMBER 18 2023......SUNRISE 712 AM EST SUNSET 504 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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