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CDUS42 KGSP 170636
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
137 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         49    251 AM  82    2002  64    -15       71       
                                      1945                          
  MINIMUM         37   1159 PM  18    1970  42     -5       50       
  AVERAGE         43                        53    -10       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.79          1.84 1923   0.15   0.64     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.66                      2.35  -0.69     0.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.66                      2.35  -0.69     0.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.27                      9.90  -3.63     4.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1978   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.2   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.2   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                       6.9   -6.1     14.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        13      9        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  319                       238     81      162       
  SINCE MAR 1    319                       238     81      162       
  SINCE JUL 1   2671                      2783   -112     2881       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        90      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        23      1900                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM EST   SUNSET   633 PM EST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM EST   SUNSET   634 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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