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CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
422 AM EDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         78    238 PM  93    1940  78      0       88       
  MINIMUM         42    536 AM  38    1891  55    -13       54       
  AVERAGE         60                        67     -7       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.58 1915   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.77  -0.42     1.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.62                      8.11   0.51     4.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.23                     15.66  -2.43     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        5                         2      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        17     35       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    738                       597    141      573       
  SINCE JUL 1   3090                      3142    -52     3292       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        20    -20       20       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        67    -58       70       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                        68    -57       71       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        97      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        35      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   625 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 PM EDT   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   625 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 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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