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CDUS42 KILM 160720
CLIILM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
320 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 78 413 PM 96 1962 81 -3 88
MINIMUM 48 538 AM 45 1880 61 -13 70
2021
AVERAGE 63 71 -8 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.38 1989 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.61 1.96 -0.35 3.99
SINCE MAR 1 4.58 9.00 -4.42 9.00
SINCE JAN 1 9.00 16.28 -7.28 12.88
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 2 1 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 38 17 21 0
SINCE MAR 1 315 455 -140 300
SINCE JUL 1 2412 2320 92 2176
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 14
MONTH TO DATE 25 79 -54 116
SINCE MAR 1 213 174 39 266
SINCE JAN 1 220 182 38 270
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 5 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 1100 PM
LOWEST 24 400 PM
AVERAGE 57
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 94 1915
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 43 1878
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 609 AM EDT SUNSET 808 PM EDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 808 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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