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CDUS42 KGSP 040637
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
235 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         65    529 PM  94    1902  77    -12       66       
  MINIMUM         45    526 AM  39    1981  54     -9       41       
  AVERAGE         55                        66    -11       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.67 1975   0.11  -0.11     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.33  -0.05     1.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.55                      7.67   0.88     4.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.16                     15.22  -2.06     9.25    
                                                                     
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       10                         3      7       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         9     15       11       
  SINCE MAR 1    710                       589    121      557       
  SINCE JUL 1   3062                      3134    -72     3276       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        55    -46       60       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                        56    -45       61       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        92      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        34      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   629 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 PM EDT   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   628 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 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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