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CDUS42 KGSP 090647
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
146 AM EST WED MAR 9 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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    731 AM  84    1974  62     -8       56       
  MINIMUM         28   1152 PM  16    1920  40    -12       39       
  AVERAGE         41                        51    -10       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.57          1.46 1998   0.15   0.42     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      1.15  -0.47     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.68                      1.15  -0.47     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.29                      8.70  -3.41     4.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  1947   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                       6.5   -5.7     14.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        15      9       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  174                       128     46       44       
  SINCE MAR 1    174                       128     46       44       
  SINCE JUL 1   2526                      2673   -147     2763       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        83      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        16      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM EST   SUNSET   626 PM EST   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM EST   SUNSET   627 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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