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CDUS42 KGSP 070642
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
141 AM EST MON MAR 7 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         63    443 PM  77    1974  61      2       74       
  MINIMUM         28    655 AM  10    1960  39    -11       57       
  AVERAGE         46                        50     -4       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.46 1932   0.15  -0.15     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.85  -0.85     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.85  -0.85     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.61                      8.40  -3.79     4.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.9  1912   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                       6.3   -5.5     14.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        16      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  136                        98     38       21       
  SINCE MAR 1    136                        98     38       21       
  SINCE JUL 1   2488                      2643   -155     2740       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         1      1        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        85      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        14      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   645 AM EST   SUNSET   625 PM EST   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM EST   SUNSET   626 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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