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Onslow Bay Coastal Climatology
Wilmington Airport - Yearly Average
Frying Pan Tower - Yearly Average
Mean Maximum Daily Temperature (°F)
74.1
Mean Daily Temperature (°F)
63.8
Mean Minimum Daily Temperature (°F)
53.5
Highest Recorded Temperature (°F)
103
Lowest Recorded Temperature (°F)
0
Days Maximum Temperature > 90°F
46
Days Maximum Temperature < 32°F
0
Days Minimum Temperature < 32°F
40
Days Minimum Temperature < 0°F
0
Mean Total Monthly Precipitation (inches)
57.03
Highest Total Monthly Precipitation (inches)
66.6
Minimum Total Monthly Precipitation (inches)
36.9
Maximum Daily Precipitation (inches)
7.5
Days with > 0.1” Precipitation
80
Days with > 1.0” Precipitation
16
Thunderstorm days
47
Foggy Days
177
Predominant Sky Cover
Overcast
Prevailing Wind Direction
Southwest
Prevailing Wind Speed (mph)
10
Maximum Wind Gust (mph)
78
Mean Air Temperature (°F)
67.64
Maximum Air Temperature (°F)
88.34
Minimum Air Temperature (°F)
10.58
Mean Sea Surface Temperature (°F)
71.96
Maximum Sea Surface Temperature (°F)
89.78
Minimum Sea Surface Temperature (°F)
48.74
Mean Sea Level Pressure (millibars)
1017.9
Maximum Sea Level Pressure (millibars)
1043.7
Minimum Sea Level Pressure (millibars)
958.6
Mean Windspeed (mph)
17.26
Maximum Windspeed (mph)
99.54
Minimum Windspeed (mph)
0
Mean Peak Wind Gust (mph)
19.22
Maximum Peak Wind Gust (mph)
110.71
Minimum Peak Wind Gust (mph)
0
Mean Wave Height (feet)
4.59
Maximum Wave Height (feet)
31.49
Minimum Wave Height (feet)
0

 

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