869  
CDUS42 KILM 160701  
CLIILM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
301 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
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..THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 72 1148 AM 88 1967 66 6 77  
MINIMUM 48 207 AM 22 1993 44 4 53  
AVERAGE 60 55 5 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 1.49 1966 0.13 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.32 1.99 -1.67 1.52  
SINCE MAR 1 0.32 1.99 -1.67 1.52  
SINCE JAN 1 4.74 9.27 -4.53 5.40  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1934 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 5.8 0.9 4.9 2.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 5 11 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 65 181 -116 148  
SINCE MAR 1 65 181 -116 148  
SINCE JUL 1 2162 2046 116 2024  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 44 0 44 0  
SINCE MAR 1 44 0 44 0  
SINCE JAN 1 51 8 43 4    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 700 AM  
LOWEST 61 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 88 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 22 1890  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 721 AM EDT SUNSET 720 PM EDT  
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 719 AM EDT SUNSET 721 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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