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CDUS42 KGSP 050658
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
258 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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    209 PM  92    1938  77     -7       66       
  MINIMUM         48    552 AM  34    1971  54     -6       36       
  AVERAGE         59                        66     -7       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.62 1890   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.44  -0.16     1.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.55                      7.78   0.77     4.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.16                     15.33  -2.17     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        6                         2      4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        11     19       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    716                       591    125      571       
  SINCE JUL 1   3068                      3136    -68     3290       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        11    -11       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        58    -49       60       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                        59    -48       61       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        91      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   628 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 PM EDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   627 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 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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