000 NOUS42 KILM 042309 PNSILM NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-052315- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 609 PM EST WED MAR 4 2009 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL MINIMUM TEMPERATURES FROM THIS MORNING. THESE REPORTS WERE GATHERED...FROM NWS AND FAA AIRPORT OBS (ASOS/AWOS)...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN...VOLUNTEER OBSERVATIONS (MESONET)...WEATHER UNDERGROUND...NWS EMPLOYEES...AND FIRE WEATHER (RAWS) OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FOREST SERVICE. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM. TWO RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MORNING. FLORENCE, SC DROPPED TO 18 DEGREES WHICH BROKE THE OLD RECORD LOW OF 24 SET IN 1980. IN ADDITION...NORTH MYRTLE BEACH DROPPED TO 21 WHICH WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO BREAK THE OLD RECORD LOW OF 27 DEGREES SET IN 2005. TO PUT OUR MORNING TEMPERATURES IN HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE...FLORENCE, SC RECORDED A LOW OF 18 WHICH IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE 2ND COLDEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN THE MONTH OF MARCH. THIS MORNING WAS THE COLDEST MARCH MORNING SINCE MARCH 3RD, 1980 WHEN FLORENCE DROPPED TO 11. RECORDS IN FLORENCE HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1948. IN WILMINGTON, NC...THIS MORNING`S LOW OF 19 DEGREES WAS THE 4TH COLDEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN THE MONTH OF MARCH. THIS WAS THE COLDEST MARCH MORNING SINCE WE DROPPED TO 16 ON MARCH 2ND, 1980. THE ALL-TIME RECORD LOW FOR MARCH IN WILMINGTON IS 9 SET BACK ON MARCH 4TH, 1980. RECORDS IN WILMINGTON HAVE BEEN KEPT SINCE 1871. AN * DENOTES THAT A RECORD HAS BEEN SET. **********************MINIMUM TEMPERATURES********************** LOCATION MINIMUM TEMP COMMENTS NORTH CAROLINA ...BLADEN COUNTY... EAST ARCADIA 2NE 16 COOP TURNBULL CREEK 17 RAWS WHITE LAKE 6ENE 17 WX UNDGROUND (BAY TREE LAKE) ELIZABETHTOWN 20 AWOS (AIRPORT) ...BRUNSWICK COUNTY... SUPPLY 4NW 14 RAWS (LOCATED ON ROUTE 211) LONGWOOD 17 COOP WINNABOW 17 MESONET (WX UNDERGROUND) SOUTHPORT 22 AWOS (AIRPORT) SUNNY POINT 25 RAWS BALD HEAD ISLAND 32 MESONET (WX UNDERGROUND) ...COLUMBUS COUNTY... WHITEVILLE 7NW 20 COOP WHITEVILLE 21 RAWS ...NEW HANOVER COUNTY... WILMINGTON 7N 15 COOP WILMINGTON 19 ASOS (AIRPORT) OGDEN 4W 20 NWS EMPLOYEE (KINGS GRANT) WILMINGTON 7SE 20 COOP WILMINGTON 21 NWS OFFICE MASONBORO ISLAND 24 WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH 27 ...PENDER COUNTY... BACK ISLAND 8 RAWS (HOLLY SHELTER GAME LAND) BURGAW 4E 15 COOP SURF CITY 16 COOP WATHA 20 SKYWARN ...ROBESON COUNTY... ORRUM 17 COOP (LUMBER RIVER SP.) LUMBERTON 19 ASOS (AIRPORT) LUMBERTON 3SE 20 COOP SOUTH CAROLINA ...DARLINGTON COUNTY... HARTSVILLE 18 COOP DARLINGTON 19 AWOS (AIRPORT) DARLINGTON 20 COOP ...FLORENCE COUNTY... FLORENCE 18* ASOS (AIRPORT) LAKE CITY 2SE 21 COOP FLORENCE 5W 22 WX UNDERGROUND (HAMPTON POINTE) ...GEORGETOWN COUNTY... HEMINGWAY 8ESE 19 COOP GEORGETOWN 23 AWOS (AIRPORT) GEORGETOWN 24 COOP ...HORRY COUNTY... LORIS 6NNW 19 COOP CONWAY 21 AWOS (AIRPORT) MYRTLE BEACH 21 AWOS (AIRPORT) NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 21* ASOS (AIRPORT) CONWAY 4SE 23 WX UNDERGROUND (CCU) ...MARION COUNTY... MARION 20 COOP MULLINS 20 COOP ...MARLBORO COUNTY... BENNETTSVILLE 1N 16 COOP BENNETTSVILLE 4SE 19 WX UNDERGROUND (COTT. CREEK) BENNETTSVILLE 23 WX UNDERGROUND (MARLBORO EOC) ...WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY... CADES 4W 17 COOP GREELEYVILLE 5N 17 COOP KINGSTREE 19 AWOS (AIRPORT) ANDREWS 22 COOP $$ HEDEN