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CDUS42 KILM 010915  
CLIILM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
415 AM EST THU JAN 01 2026  
   
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...THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 2025...  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 51 401 PM 79 1973 58 -7 73  
MINIMUM 25 736 AM 6 1917 37 -12 41  
AVERAGE 38 48 -10 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.14 1972 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.41 3.69 -0.28 1.84  
SINCE DEC 1 3.41 3.69 -0.28 1.84  
SINCE JAN 1 46.04 60.15 -14.11 52.64  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2017 0.0 0.0 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 T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 27 18 9 8  
MONTH TO DATE 571 481 90 483  
SINCE DEC 1 571 481 90 483  
SINCE JUL 1 944 854 90 725  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 6  
SINCE DEC 1 0 7 -7 6  
SINCE JAN 1 2230 2134 96 2352    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 600 AM  
LOWEST 29 200 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 81 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 11 1918  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 1 2026.......SUNRISE 718 AM EST SUNSET 513 PM EST  
JANUARY 2 2026.......SUNRISE 718 AM EST SUNSET 514 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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