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CDUS42 KGSP 220650
CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
240 AM EDT SUN MAY 22 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         73    446 PM  97    1941  81     -8       91       
  MINIMUM         53   1153 PM  41    1894  60     -7       64       
  AVERAGE         63                        70     -7       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.39 1901   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.24                      2.45  -0.21     1.95    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.51                      9.79   0.72     4.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.12                     17.34  -2.22     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        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        35     21       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    742                       615    127      573       
  SINCE JUL 1   3094                      3160    -66     3292       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        79    -33      131       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                       126    -71      181       
  SINCE JAN 1     57                       127    -70      182       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        98      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        42      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   826 PM EDT   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   614 AM EDT   SUNSET   827 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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