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CLIAVL

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
159 AM EDT FRI APR 30 2004

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...THE ASHEVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1965 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         72    214 PM  89    1970  70      2       81       
  MINIMUM         39    548 AM  28    1967  45     -6       49       
  AVERAGE         56                        58     -2       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.63 1989   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.91                      3.38  -0.47     4.96    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.93                      7.97  -3.04     9.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.96                     15.86  -5.90    14.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1980   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.7   -0.7      4.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         3.2   -3.2      6.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      15.7   -1.4     17.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         7      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  289                       310    -21      289       
  SINCE MAR 1    767                       876   -109      743       
  SINCE JUL 1   4074                      4180   -106     4037       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         5      3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         5      3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         5      3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE ASHEVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        85      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        35      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2004.........SUNRISE   639 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 PM EDT   
MAY  1 2004...........SUNRISE   638 AM EDT   SUNSET   817 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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