000  
CDUS42 KILM 160841  
CLIILM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
441 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2024  
   
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..THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 87 300 PM 96 1962 81 6 80  
MINIMUM 64 805 PM 45 1880 61 3 58  
2021  
AVERAGE 76 71 5 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.58 2.38 1989 0.14 0.44 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.60 1.96 0.64 0.03  
SINCE MAR 1 10.94 9.00 1.94 9.22  
SINCE JAN 1 14.48 16.28 -1.80 14.80  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 17 -17 10  
SINCE MAR 1 244 455 -211 315  
SINCE JUL 1 1898 2320 -422 1675  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 11 6 5 4  
MONTH TO DATE 117 79 38 71  
SINCE MAR 1 233 174 59 270  
SINCE JAN 1 252 182 70 311    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 40 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 58 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM  
LOWEST 50 300 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 94 1915  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 43 1878  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 609 AM EDT SUNSET 808 PM EDT  
MAY 17 2024...........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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