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CDUS42 KGSP 040642
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
242 AM EDT MON APR 4 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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    347 PM  89    1946  70     -2       69       
  MINIMUM         43    403 AM  28    1972  46     -3       33       
  AVERAGE         56                        58     -2       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.18 1998   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.35  -0.24     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.38                      4.74   0.64     1.62    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.99                     12.29  -2.30     6.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.6  1915   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        9                         9      0       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        27      1       44       
  SINCE MAR 1    517                       428     89      393       
  SINCE JUL 1   2869                      2973   -104     3112       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        10    -10        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                        11     -9       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    38                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        87      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        29      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   706 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 PM EDT   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   705 AM EDT   SUNSET   749 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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