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CDUS42 KILM 170710
CLIILM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
310 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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..THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 73 1144 AM 88 2016 66 7 73
MINIMUM 46 1159 PM 22 1890 44 2 66
AVERAGE 60 55 5 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.66R 1.45 2009 0.14 1.52 0.50
MONTH TO DATE 1.98 2.13 -0.15 2.02
SINCE MAR 1 1.98 2.13 -0.15 2.02
SINCE JAN 1 6.40 9.41 -3.01 5.90
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 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 10 -5 0
MONTH TO DATE 70 191 -121 148
SINCE MAR 1 70 191 -121 148
SINCE JUL 1 2167 2056 111 2024
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 5
MONTH TO DATE 44 1 43 5
SINCE MAR 1 44 1 43 5
SINCE JAN 1 51 9 42 9
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 54 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 1200 PM
LOWEST 54 1100 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 85 1945
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 2017
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 719 AM EDT SUNSET 721 PM EDT
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 718 AM EDT SUNSET 722 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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