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CLIILM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC                              
417 PM EST SAT MAR 23 2002

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         55    243 PM  94    1907  68    -13       68       
  MINIMUM         27    611 AM  24    1888  45    -18       41       
  AVERAGE         41                        57    -16       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.66 1989   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.81                      3.22   0.59     7.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.81                      3.22   0.59     7.62    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.61                     11.40  -3.79    10.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           T    1968  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      1.8                      MM     MM        0.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           24                         9     15       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  241                       271    -30      277       
  SINCE MAR 1    241                       271    -30      277       
  SINCE JUL 1   1853                      2277   -424     2475       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         9      3        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                         9      3        5       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        13     14       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        87      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        26      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2002.........SUNRISE   611 AM EST   SUNSET   626 PM EST   
MARCH 24 2002.........SUNRISE   610 AM EST   SUNSET   626 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.