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CDUS42 KGSP 220651
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
139 AM EST TUE MAR 22 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         62    249 PM  87    1935  66     -4       65       
  MINIMUM         42    919 PM  18    1965  43     -1       34       
  AVERAGE         52                        54     -2       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.63 1993   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.80                      3.07  -1.27     0.50    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.80                      3.07  -1.27     0.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.41                     10.62  -4.21     4.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1943                          
  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       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  416                       299    117      229       
  SINCE MAR 1    416                       299    117      229       
  SINCE JUL 1   2768                      2844    -76     2948       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    60          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM EST   SUNSET   637 PM EST   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   623 AM EST   SUNSET   638 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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