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CDUS42 KGSP 020645
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
139 AM EST SAT APR 2 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         64    511 PM  86    1986  69     -5       61       
  MINIMUM         51    513 AM  24    1923  45      6       40       
  AVERAGE         58                        57      1       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.17 1935   0.12  -0.12     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.12  -0.12     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.27                      4.51   0.76     1.62    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.88                     12.06  -2.18     6.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1881   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.2   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                       5.2   -4.4     14.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         9     -2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         9     -2       14       
  SINCE MAR 1    496                       410     86      363       
  SINCE JUL 1   2848                      2955   -107     3082       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         8     -8        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         9     -7       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        87      1888                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      1881                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM EST   SUNSET   646 PM EST   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   707 AM EDT   SUNSET   747 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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