CDUS42 KILM 180700 CLIILM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 300 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...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 ................................................................... 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 ................................................................... 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 .......................................................... 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. $$