954  
CDUS42 KILM 162042  
CLIILM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
442 PM EDT THU MAY 16 2024  
   
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..THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 83 203 PM 94 1915 81 2 86  
MINIMUM 65 131 AM 43 1878 61 4 68  
AVERAGE 74 71 3 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.04 1916 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.60 2.11 0.49 0.03  
SINCE MAR 1 10.94 9.15 1.79 9.22  
SINCE JAN 1 14.48 16.43 -1.95 14.80  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 18 -18 10  
SINCE MAR 1 244 456 -212 315  
SINCE JUL 1 1898 2321 -423 1675  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 7 2 12  
MONTH TO DATE 126 86 40 83  
SINCE MAR 1 242 181 61 282  
SINCE JAN 1 261 189 72 323    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 400 AM  
LOWEST 54 200 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 92 1960  
1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 44 1984  
 
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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