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CDUS42 KGSP 100632
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
130 AM EST THU MAR 10 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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         48    415 PM  83    1925  62    -14       50       
  MINIMUM         25    543 AM  16    1996  40    -15       32       
  AVERAGE         37                        51    -14       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1880   0.15  -0.15     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      1.30  -0.62     0.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.68                      1.30  -0.62     0.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.29                      8.85  -3.56     4.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.6  1960   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.9   -0.9      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                       6.6   -5.8     14.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        15     13       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  202                       143     59       68       
  SINCE MAR 1    202                       143     59       68       
  SINCE JUL 1   2554                      2688   -134     2787       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        82      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        17      1932                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM EST   SUNSET   627 PM EST   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   640 AM EST   SUNSET   628 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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