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CDUS42 KGSP 180637
CLIAVL

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
235 AM EDT MON APR 18 2005

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...THE ASHEVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1965 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    456 PM  85    1967  67      5       77       
  MINIMUM         31    634 AM  27    1988  42    -11       38       
  AVERAGE         52                        54     -2       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.76 1998   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      2.00  -0.03     1.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.30                      6.59  -1.29     3.99    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.87                     14.48  -4.61     9.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  2001   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.7   -0.7       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       3.2   -2.9       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      6.5                      15.7   -9.2     14.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        10      3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  169                       206    -37      237       
  SINCE MAR 1    771                       772     -1      715       
  SINCE JUL 1   3564                      4076   -512     4022       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE ASHEVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        83      2002                    
                                             1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        32      2001                    
                                             1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   654 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   652 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 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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