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CDUS42 KGSP 120654
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
156 AM EST SAT MAR 12 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         61    207 PM  83    1990  63     -2       64       
  MINIMUM         35   1151 PM  22    1969  40     -5       24       
  AVERAGE         48                        51     -3       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.04 1962   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      1.60  -0.92     0.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.68                      1.60  -0.92     0.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.29                      9.15  -3.86     4.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1926   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.1   -1.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.1   -1.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                       6.8   -6.0     14.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        14      3       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  243                       171     72      114       
  SINCE MAR 1    243                       171     72      114       
  SINCE JUL 1   2595                      2716   -121     2833       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        86      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        19      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM EST   SUNSET   629 PM EST   
MARCH 13 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM EST   SUNSET   630 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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