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CDUS42 KILM 162015
CLIILM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
415 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 79 221 PM 94 1915 81 -2 90
MINIMUM 51 445 AM 43 1878 61 -10 71
AVERAGE 65 71 -6 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.04 1916 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.61 2.11 -0.50 3.99
SINCE MAR 1 4.58 9.15 -4.57 9.00
SINCE JAN 1 9.00 16.43 -7.43 12.88
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 38 18 20 0
SINCE MAR 1 315 456 -141 300
SINCE JUL 1 2412 2321 91 2176
COOLING
TODAY 0 7 -7 16
MONTH TO DATE 25 86 -61 132
SINCE MAR 1 213 181 32 282
SINCE JAN 1 220 189 31 286
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 500 AM
LOWEST 40 1100 AM
AVERAGE 70
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 92 1960
1990
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 44 1984
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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