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CDUS42 KGSP 150636
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
236 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         65    422 PM  89    1941  73     -8       58       
  MINIMUM         43    924 PM  27    1950  49     -6       39       
  AVERAGE         54                        61     -7       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.22          1.65 1914   0.09   0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.28                      1.46   0.82     1.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.55                      5.85   1.70     2.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.16                     13.40  -1.24     7.22    
                                                                     
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       11                         6      5       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                       106    -28      149       
  SINCE MAR 1    567                       507     60      498       
  SINCE JUL 1   2919                      3052   -133     3217       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        14    -14        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        21    -21        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                        22    -20       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        89      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        26      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2005.........SUNRISE   651 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 PM EDT   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   650 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 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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