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CDUS42 KILM 222015  
CLIILM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
415 PM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
   
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..THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 78 1229 PM 95 1975 82 -4 87  
MINIMUM 70 405 AM 49 1981 63 7 64  
AVERAGE 74 72 2 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 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  
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 9 8 1 11  
MONTH TO DATE 81 130 -49 212  
SINCE MAR 1 269 225 44 362  
SINCE JAN 1 276 233 43 366    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 500 AM  
LOWEST 84 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 91  
   
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THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 96 1953  
1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 45 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 605 AM EDT SUNSET 812 PM EDT  
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 605 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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