405  
CDUS42 KILM 212015  
CLIILM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
415 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
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..THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 85 259 PM 94 1933 82 3 92  
1962  
MINIMUM 66 524 AM 44 2002 63 3 75  
AVERAGE 76 72 4 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.08 4.34 1963 0.16 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.69 2.87 -1.18 3.99  
SINCE MAR 1 4.66 9.91 -5.25 9.00  
SINCE JAN 1 9.08 17.19 -8.11 12.88  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 11 8 3 19  
MONTH TO DATE 72 122 -50 201  
SINCE MAR 1 260 217 43 351  
SINCE JAN 1 267 225 42 355    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 200 AM  
LOWEST 50 300 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 95 1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 49 1981  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 606 AM EDT SUNSET 811 PM EDT  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 605 AM EDT SUNSET 812 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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