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CDUS42 KGSP 070657
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
257 AM EDT SAT MAY 7 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         68    427 PM  92    1902  77     -9       84       
  MINIMUM         46    551 AM  39    1891  55     -9       53       
  AVERAGE         57                        66     -9       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.08 2003   0.11  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.66  -0.31     1.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.62                      8.00   0.62     4.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.23                     15.55  -2.32     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        8                         2      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        15     32       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    733                       595    138      573       
  SINCE JUL 1   3085                      3140    -55     3292       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        17    -17       14       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        64    -55       64       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                        65    -54       65       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        93      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        38      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   626 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 PM EDT   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   625 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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