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CDUS42 KGSP 040645
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
146 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1879 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         54    254 PM  84    1976  60     -6       74       
  MINIMUM         23    602 AM   4    1980  38    -15       49       
  AVERAGE         39                        49    -10       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.04 1952   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.42  -0.42      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.42  -0.42      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      4.61                      7.97  -3.36     4.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1960   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                       6.0   -5.2     14.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        16     10        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                        50     32       21       
  SINCE MAR 1     82                        50     32       21       
  SINCE JUL 1   2434                      2595   -161     2740       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         1      1        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        82      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        12      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM EST   SUNSET   622 PM EST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM EST   SUNSET   623 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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