Official Weather Synopsis

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
431 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008


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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2008


 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    314 PM  97    1889  80     -2       83
  MINIMUM         57    235 AM  41    1997  59     -2       60
                                      1977
  AVERAGE         68                        69     -1       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            2.51R         1.06 1873   0.14   2.37     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.20                      1.38   1.82     1.03
  SINCE MAR 1      8.67                      8.54   0.13     3.88
  SINCE JAN 1     15.84                     16.72  -0.88    10.37

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM  MM     MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      T                        MM     MM        0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        10     -6       14
  SINCE MAR 1    387                       463    -76      459
  SINCE JUL 1   2044                      2469   -425     2282

 COOLING
  TODAY            3                         5     -2        7
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        50     10       52
  SINCE MAR 1    134                       132      2      175
  SINCE JAN 1    148                       136     12      180
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 WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1100 AM
 LOWEST     72          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    86

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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        96      1967
                                             1896
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        45      1969


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 11 2008...........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 PM EDT
MAY 12 2008...........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 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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