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CDUS42 KILM 230706
CLIILM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
306 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
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..THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 79 507 PM 95 1975 82 -3 87
MINIMUM 70 1159 PM 49 1981 63 7 64
AVERAGE 75 72 3 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.59 2.91 1990 0.15 1.44 T
MONTH TO DATE 3.28 3.02 0.26 3.99
SINCE MAR 1 6.25 10.06 -3.81 9.00
SINCE JAN 1 10.67 17.34 -6.67 12.88
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 38 18 20 0
SINCE MAR 1 315 456 -141 300
SINCE JUL 1 2412 2321 91 2176
COOLING
YESTERDAY 10 8 2 11
MONTH TO DATE 82 130 -48 212
SINCE MAR 1 270 225 45 362
SINCE JAN 1 277 233 44 366
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 500 AM
LOWEST 79 500 PM
AVERAGE 88
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 96 1953
1975
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 45 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 605 AM EDT SUNSET 813 PM EDT
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 604 AM EDT SUNSET 813 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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