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CDUS42 KILM 270817  
CLIILM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
317 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2026  
   
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...THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 2026...  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 65 1223 PM 83 1977 63 2 75  
MINIMUM 55 1150 PM 19 1967 40 15 37  
AVERAGE 60 51 9 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.18 1.64 2013 0.12 0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.54 3.23 -0.69 1.25  
SINCE DEC 1 7.36 10.73 -3.37 5.72  
SINCE JAN 1 3.95 7.04 -3.09 3.88  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.2 1970 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 3.5 0.2 3.3 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 5.8 0.9 4.9 2.6  
SINCE JUL 1 5.8 0.9 4.9 2.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 5 14 -9 9  
MONTH TO DATE 506 416 90 396  
SINCE DEC 1 1703 1465 238 1627  
SINCE JUL 1 2076 1838 238 1869  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 7 0 7 3  
SINCE DEC 1 7 10 -3 9  
SINCE JAN 1 7 3 4 3    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 800 PM  
LOWEST 45 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 82 1962  
2021  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 17 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 643 AM EST SUNSET 606 PM EST  
FEBRUARY 28 2026......SUNRISE 642 AM EST SUNSET 607 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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