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CDUS42 KILM 080702
CLIILM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
302 AM EDT FRI MAY 08 2026
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..THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 75 525 PM 93 1977 80 -5 84
1986
MINIMUM 56 1159 PM 41 1891 59 -3 59
1989
AVERAGE 66 69 -3 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.36 2.28 1956 0.13 0.23 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.83 0.87 -0.04 0.50
SINCE MAR 1 3.80 7.91 -4.11 5.51
SINCE JAN 1 8.22 15.19 -6.97 9.39
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 26 9 17 0
SINCE MAR 1 303 447 -144 300
SINCE JUL 1 2400 2312 88 2176
COOLING
YESTERDAY 1 5 -4 7
MONTH TO DATE 6 33 -27 55
SINCE MAR 1 194 128 66 205
SINCE JAN 1 201 136 65 209
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 600 AM
LOWEST 71 400 PM
AVERAGE 84
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 92 2002
2014
2024
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 38 1989
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 615 AM EDT SUNSET 801 PM EDT
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 614 AM EDT SUNSET 802 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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