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CLIAVL

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
209 AM EDT SAT MAY 1 2004

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...THE ASHEVILLE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         65    445 PM  85    1987  70     -5       80       
  MINIMUM         53   1225 AM  35    1979  46      7       50       
  AVERAGE         59                        58      1       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.67 1966   0.12  -0.08     0.30    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.95                      3.50  -0.55     5.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.97                      8.09  -3.12     9.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.00                     15.98  -5.98    15.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   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        6                         7     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  295                       317    -22      289       
  SINCE MAR 1    773                       883   -110      743       
  SINCE JUL 1   4080                      4187   -107     4037       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         6      2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         6      2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         6      2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE ASHEVILLE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        83      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        32      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2004...........SUNRISE   638 AM EDT   SUNSET   817 PM EDT   
MAY  2 2004...........SUNRISE   637 AM EDT   SUNSET   818 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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