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CDUS42 KGSP 210635
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
232 AM EDT THU APR 21 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         82    209 PM  91    1896  74      8       84       
  MINIMUM         52    550 AM  28    1983  50      2       54       
  AVERAGE         67                        62      5       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.47 1920   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.28                      2.00   0.28     1.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.55                      6.39   1.16     2.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.16                     13.94  -1.78     7.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.8  1904   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        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  118                       139    -21      167       
  SINCE MAR 1    607                       540     67      516       
  SINCE JUL 1   2959                      3085   -126     3235       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        20    -17       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        27    -24       21       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                        28    -23       22       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
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    77           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        90      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 PM EDT   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 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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