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Summary

Station ID:

58120

Station Name:

Wilmington

City:

Wilmington, NC

Elevation:

0 feet above sea level

Network:

NOS (about)

Supported By:

NOAA National Ocean Service

Location

Latitude:

34.218333°N

Longitude:

77.95°W

History

Data Begins:

September 14, 2005

Data Ends:

May 4, 2018

One-Minute Data:

Not Available

Hourly Data:

Available (from Sep 14, 2005 to May 4, 2018)

Daily Data:

Can Be Calculated (using hourly observations)

Geography

County:

New Hanover County (show)

Agronomy Region:

Region 4 (show)

Climate Division:

Southern Coastal Plain (NC06) (show)

Hydrologic Units:

Basin (HUC 6):

Cape Fear (030300) (show)

Subbasin (HUC 8):

⤷Lower Cape Fear. North Carolina. (03030005) (show)

Network Overview

Stations within NOAA's National Ocean Service have sensors both above and below the water level. These stations typically measure air temperature and winds but not precipitation, along with water level and water temperature information. The water temperature sensor is not at a fixed depth from one station to another.

Network Operated By:

National Data Buoy Center (NDBC)

Data Provider:

NDBC

More About this Station:

From the National Data Buoy Center

Network Photo

The NOS station at the Hatteras Coast Guard Station.

Photo from NOAA Tides and Currents

Parameters Measured

Observation Frequency: Hourly

Select an observation frequency above to view parameters measured by this station.

Parameter Timelines

Plot of Recent Data

Select an observation frequency, period length, and up to 2 parameters in the panels above to view a plot of those recent observations.

The Almanac panel includes summaries of various parameters across multiple time periods, such as yesterday's high temperature or the total precipitation over the past 3 months, along with their historical rankings, averages, maximum, and minimum values.

To begin, select a date below and click "View Almanac". Once the Statistics by Time Period load, click the name of any Parameter to view a table of its recent observations. To view historical annual rankings, click on any colored icon under the Ranking column.

Choose a date:

Statistics by Time Period

Select a date above to view conditions and rankings for various time periods ending on that date

Additional Information

The Thresholds panel can display historical statistics for weather conditions reaching a given threshold, such as the average timing of first and last seasonal days below freezing or the number of days per year with temperatures at or above 90°F.

To begin, select a parameter, a threshold, and other options below, then click "View Statistics".

Statistics

Data Display