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CDUS42 KGSP 090636
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
233 AM EDT MON MAY 9 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         85    432 PM  97    1940  78      7       86       
  MINIMUM         53    555 AM  35    1989  56     -3       60       
  AVERAGE         69                        67      2       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.13 1960   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.89  -0.54     1.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.62                      8.23   0.39     4.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.23                     15.78  -2.55     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        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        19     33       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    738                       599    139      573       
  SINCE JUL 1   3090                      3144    -54     3292       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        23    -19       28       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        70    -57       78       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                        71    -56       79       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        94      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        39      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   625 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 PM EDT   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   624 AM EDT   SUNSET   817 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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