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CDUS42 KILM 060700
CLIILM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
300 AM EDT WED MAY 06 2026
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..THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 78 123 PM 92 1952 79 -1 82
2012
MINIMUM 52 549 AM 44 1940 58 -6 63
1997
AVERAGE 65 69 -4 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.30 2017 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.47 0.61 -0.14 0.50
SINCE MAR 1 3.44 7.65 -4.21 5.51
SINCE JAN 1 7.86 14.93 -7.07 9.39
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 26 7 19 0
SINCE MAR 1 303 445 -142 300
SINCE JUL 1 2400 2310 90 2176
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 8
MONTH TO DATE 0 23 -23 43
SINCE MAR 1 188 118 70 193
SINCE JAN 1 195 126 69 197
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 500 AM
LOWEST 47 1100 AM
AVERAGE 74
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 95 1952
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 42 1920
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 617 AM EDT SUNSET 800 PM EDT
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 616 AM EDT SUNSET 801 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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