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CDUS42 KGSP 230649
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
249 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         81    246 PM  91    1957  74      7       81       
  MINIMUM         57    242 AM  33    1978  51      6       54       
  AVERAGE         69                        63      6       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.32          2.28 1882   0.09   0.23     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.60                      2.18   0.42     1.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.87                      6.57   1.30     2.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.48                     14.12  -1.64     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        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  118                       149    -31      167       
  SINCE MAR 1    607                       550     57      516       
  SINCE JUL 1   2959                      3095   -136     3235       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        24    -15       19       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        31    -22       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                        32    -21       29       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        91      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        35      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 PM EDT   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   640 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 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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