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CDUS42 KILM 180700
CLIILM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
300 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 85 150 PM 92 1960 81 4 87
1990
MINIMUM 59 511 AM 44 1984 61 -2 74
AVERAGE 72 71 1 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.51 1922 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.61 2.26 -0.65 3.99
SINCE MAR 1 4.58 9.30 -4.72 9.00
SINCE JAN 1 9.00 16.58 -7.58 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 7 7 0 16
MONTH TO DATE 32 93 -61 148
SINCE MAR 1 220 188 32 298
SINCE JAN 1 227 196 31 302
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 300 AM
LOWEST 55 1200 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 94 1960
2019
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 43 1875
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 608 AM EDT SUNSET 809 PM EDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 607 AM EDT SUNSET 810 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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