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CDUS42 KGSP 180637
CLICLT

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

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         72    435 PM  94    1896  73     -1       82       
  MINIMUM         33    609 AM  30    1949  49    -16       46       
  AVERAGE         53                        61     -8       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.51 1895   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.28                      1.73   0.55     1.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.55                      6.12   1.43     2.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.16                     13.67  -1.51     7.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1895   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                         6      6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                       124    -10      167       
  SINCE MAR 1    603                       525     78      516       
  SINCE JUL 1   2955                      3070   -115     3235       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        17    -17        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        24    -24        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                        25    -23       10       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        93      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      2001                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 PM EDT   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 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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