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CDUS42 KGSP 210848
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
448 AM EDT SAT MAY 21 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         71    530 PM  95    1941  81    -10       89       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  40    2002  59     -2       64       
  AVERAGE         64                        70     -6       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.44          3.81 1909   0.12   0.32     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.24                      2.33  -0.09     1.95    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.51                      9.67   0.84     4.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.12                     17.22  -2.10     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   54                        34     20       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    740                       614    126      573       
  SINCE JUL 1   3092                      3159    -67     3292       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        74    -28      118       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                       121    -66      168       
  SINCE JAN 1     57                       122    -65      169       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        97      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        41      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   826 PM EDT   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   826 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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