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CDUS42 KGSP 240808
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
139 AM EST THU MAR 24 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         72    354 PM  91    1907  66      6       54       
  MINIMUM         51   1051 PM  20    1888  43      8       21       
  AVERAGE         62                        55      7       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.56          1.63 1993   0.14   0.42     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.97                      3.35  -0.38     0.50    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.97                      3.35  -0.38     0.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.58                     10.90  -3.32     4.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1885   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        3                        11     -8       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  434                       321    113      282       
  SINCE MAR 1    434                       321    113      282       
  SINCE JUL 1   2786                      2866    -80     3001       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        88      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        22      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE   622 AM EST   SUNSET   639 PM EST   
MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE   620 AM EST   SUNSET   640 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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