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CDUS42 KGSP 210633
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
130 AM EST MON MAR 21 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         68    418 PM  86    1948  65      3       69       
  MINIMUM         35    433 AM  23    1923  43     -8       40       
  AVERAGE         52                        54     -2       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.11 1895   0.14  -0.14     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.80                      2.93  -1.13     0.50    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.80                      2.93  -1.13     0.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.41                     10.48  -4.07     4.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.3  1915   0.0    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       13                        12      1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  403                       287    116      214       
  SINCE MAR 1    403                       287    116      214       
  SINCE JUL 1   2755                      2832    -77     2933       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        87      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        18      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM EST   SUNSET   636 PM EST   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM EST   SUNSET   637 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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