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CDUS42 KGSP 060645
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
245 AM EDT FRI MAY 6 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         62    421 PM  91    1955  77    -15       78       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  36    1940  55     -5       47       
  AVERAGE         56                        66    -10       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.09 1884   0.11  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      0.55  -0.25     1.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.57                      7.89   0.68     4.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.18                     15.44  -2.26     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        9                         2      7        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        13     26       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    725                       593    132      573       
  SINCE JUL 1   3077                      3138    -61     3292       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        14    -14       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        61    -52       60       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                        62    -51       61       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        92      1902                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        39      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   627 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 PM EDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   626 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 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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