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CDUS42 KGSP 030709
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
309 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         60    527 AM  87    1888  69     -9       58       
  MINIMUM         46   1027 PM  28    1881  46      0       40       
  AVERAGE         53                        57     -4       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          2.99 1901   0.12  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.24  -0.13     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.38                      4.63   0.75     1.62    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.99                     12.18  -2.19     6.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      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       12                         9      3       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        18      1       30       
  SINCE MAR 1    508                       419     89      379       
  SINCE JUL 1   2860                      2964   -104     3098       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         9     -9        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                        10     -8       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        89      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   707 AM EDT   SUNSET   747 PM EDT   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   706 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 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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