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CDUS42 KGSP 180706
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
205 AM EST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         39    411 PM  90    1945  64    -25       61       
  MINIMUM         33   1159 PM  23    1900  42     -9       40       
  AVERAGE         36                        53    -17       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.66 1936   0.15  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.80                      2.50  -0.70     0.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.80                      2.50  -0.70     0.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.41                     10.05  -3.64     4.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.2  1885   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.2   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.2   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                       6.9   -6.1     14.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        13     16       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  348                       251     97      176       
  SINCE MAR 1    348                       251     97      176       
  SINCE JUL 1   2700                      2796    -96     2895       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        84      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM EST   SUNSET   634 PM EST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   629 AM EST   SUNSET   635 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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