CXUS52 KILM 011521 CLSILM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1021 AM EST SUN MAR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2025 TO 2/28/2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 86 02/23/2023 LOW 0 12/25/1989 HIGHEST 79 02/20 MM MM 80 LOWEST 14 02/02 MM MM 18 AVG. MAXIMUM 57.0 59.3 -2.3 58.1 AVG. MINIMUM 34.4 37.9 -3.5 35.6 MEAN 45.7 48.6 -2.9 46.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 0.6 0.4 2 DAYS MIN <= 32 44 30.2 13.8 39 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 23.34 1997 MINIMUM 2.99 1889 TOTALS 7.83 10.97 -3.14 5.72 DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.12 -0.03 0.06 DAYS >= .01 22 29.3 -7.3 26 DAYS >= .10 15 18.6 -3.6 16 DAYS >= .50 6 7.6 -1.6 1 DAYS >= 1.00 2 3.0 -1.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.18 12/05 TO 12/05 1.22 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 18.4 1911 24 HR TOTAL 11.1 TOTALS 5.8 0.9 4.9 2.6 SINCE 7/1 5.8 0.9 4.9 MM DAYS >= 1.0 2 0.3 1.7 MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 6 02/01 3 01/22 24 HR TOTAL 5.8 01/31 TO 02/01 2.6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1724 1492 232 1634 SINCE 7/1 2097 1866 231 MM COOLING TOTAL 7 14 -7 10 SINCE 1/1 7 3 4 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/300 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/330 DATE 02/07 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/220 DATE 02/26 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.33 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 57 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 16 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 17 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 13 LIGHT RAIN 25 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0 FOG 42 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$