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CDUS42 KGSP 130746
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
346 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         89    308 PM  94    1889  79     10       78       
  MINIMUM         57    601 AM  39    1969  57      0       62       
  AVERAGE         73                        68      5       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.79          1.62 1895   0.12   0.67     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.38                      1.37   0.01     1.95    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.65                      8.71   0.94     4.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.26                     16.26  -2.00     9.38    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        26     26       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    738                       606    132      573       
  SINCE JUL 1   3090                      3151    -61     3292       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         4      4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        38    -13       55       
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        85    -51      105       
  SINCE JAN 1     36                        86    -50      106       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        93      1881                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        38      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   819 PM EDT   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   620 AM EDT   SUNSET   820 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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