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CDUS42 KGSP 290701
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
300 AM EDT FRI APR 29 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         67    251 PM  89    1981  76     -9       70       
  MINIMUM         36R   551 AM  36    2004  53    -17       36       
                                      1967                          
  AVERAGE         52                        64    -12       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.85 1958   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.67                      2.75  -0.08     1.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.94                      7.14   0.80     2.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.55                     14.69  -2.14     7.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1928   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       13                         4      9       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  195                       173     22      191       
  SINCE MAR 1    684                       574    110      540       
  SINCE JUL 1   3036                      3119    -83     3259       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        36    -27       39       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        43    -34       48       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                        44    -33       49       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        91      1888                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        33      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 PM EDT   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 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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