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CDUS42 KGSP 170629
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
227 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         75    605 PM  94    1941  80     -5       83       
  MINIMUM         52    545 AM  42    1978  58     -6       60       
  AVERAGE         64                        69     -5       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.79 1982   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.80                      1.85  -0.05     1.95    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.07                      9.19   0.88     4.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.68                     16.74  -2.06     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        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        30     23       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    739                       610    129      573       
  SINCE JUL 1   3091                      3155    -64     3292       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        54    -20       81       
  SINCE MAR 1     43                       101    -58      131       
  SINCE JAN 1     45                       102    -57      132       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        43      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   618 AM EDT   SUNSET   823 PM EDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   617 AM EDT   SUNSET   823 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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