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CDUS42 KGSP 190635
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
228 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         80    407 PM  93    1896  74      6       85       
  MINIMUM         41    548 AM  32    2001  50     -9       50       
  AVERAGE         61                        62     -1       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.72 1975   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.28                      1.82   0.46     1.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.55                      6.21   1.34     2.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.16                     13.76  -1.60     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        4                         5     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  118                       129    -11      167       
  SINCE MAR 1    607                       530     77      516       
  SINCE JUL 1   2959                      3075   -116     3235       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        18    -18        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        25    -25       12       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                        26    -24       13       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        89      2002                    
                                             1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      2001                    
                                             1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   645 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 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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