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CDUS42 KGSP 190637
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
136 AM EST SAT MAR 19 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         58    437 PM  84    1963  65     -7       56       
  MINIMUM         29    707 AM  21    1967  42    -13       38       
  AVERAGE         44                        53     -9       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.84 1946   0.15  -0.15     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.80                      2.65  -0.85     0.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.80                      2.65  -0.85     0.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.41                     10.20  -3.79     4.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.3  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       21                        12      9       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  369                       263    106      194       
  SINCE MAR 1    369                       263    106      194       
  SINCE JUL 1   2721                      2808    -87     2913       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        86      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   629 AM EST   SUNSET   635 PM EST   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM EST   SUNSET   636 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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