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CDUS42 KGSP 282031
CLIAVL

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
428 PM EDT SAT MAY 28 2005

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...THE ASHEVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 2005...VALID TODAY AS 
OF 4 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1965 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         72    259 PM  87    1967  76     -4       77       
  MINIMUM         50    520 AM  42    1983  54     -4       61       
  AVERAGE         61                        65     -4       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.09          2.78 1976   0.15  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.65                      3.97  -2.32     2.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.84                     12.06  -4.22     7.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.41                     19.95  -7.54    12.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.4                       3.2   -2.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      6.6                      15.7   -9.1     14.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            4                         2      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                       116     15       49       
  SINCE MAR 1   1042                       999     43      822       
  SINCE JUL 1   3835                      4303   -468     4129       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         3     -3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        36    -22       80       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                        42    -28       88       
  SINCE JAN 1     14                        42    -28       88       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE ASHEVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        87      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        46      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 28 2005...........SUNRISE   618 AM EDT   SUNSET   838 PM EDT   
MAY 29 2005...........SUNRISE   617 AM EDT   SUNSET   838 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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