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CDUS42 KGSP 300702
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
302 AM EDT SAT APR 30 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         77    359 PM  91    1888  76      1       76       
  MINIMUM         52    237 AM  33    1973  53     -1       42       
  AVERAGE         65                        64      1       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.19 1880   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.67                      2.85  -0.18     1.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.94                      7.24   0.70     2.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.55                     14.79  -2.24     7.38    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  195                       176     19      197       
  SINCE MAR 1    684                       577    107      546       
  SINCE JUL 1   3036                      3122    -86     3265       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        38    -29       39       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        45    -36       48       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                        46    -35       49       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        91      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        39      2000                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 PM EDT   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   632 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 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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