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CDUS42 KGSP 020638
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
238 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         70    426 PM  92    1986  76     -6       77       
  MINIMUM         46   1150 PM  37    1908  54     -8       63       
  AVERAGE         58                        65     -7       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.28          1.75 1995   0.11   0.17     0.41    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.11   0.17     0.41    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.55                      7.45   1.10     3.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.16                     15.00  -1.84     7.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.2   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                       5.2   -4.4     14.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         3      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         3      4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    693                       583    110      546       
  SINCE JUL 1   3045                      3128    -83     3265       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        49    -40       55       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                        50    -39       56       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        91      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        32      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   631 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 PM EDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   630 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 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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