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CDUS42 KILM 172016  
CLIILM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
416 PM EDT SAT MAY 17 2025  
   
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..THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2025
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 87 202 PM 92 1960 81 6 83  
1990  
MINIMUM 74 541 AM 44 1984 61 13 63  
AVERAGE 81 71 10 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.51 1922 0.15 -0.15 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 3.99 2.26 1.73 2.61  
SINCE MAR 1 9.00 9.30 -0.30 10.95  
SINCE JAN 1 12.88 16.58 -3.70 14.48  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 18 -18 0  
SINCE MAR 1 300 456 -156 244  
SINCE JUL 1 2176 2321 -145 1898  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 16 7 9 8  
MONTH TO DATE 148 93 55 134  
SINCE MAR 1 298 188 110 250  
SINCE JAN 1 302 196 106 269    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 1200 AM  
LOWEST 57 900 AM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 94 1960  
2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 43 1875  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 809 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 607 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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