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CLICLT

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC                   
134 AM EST TUE MAR 15 2005

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...THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         52    421 PM  82    1967  63    -11       68       
  MINIMUM         38   1141 PM  16    1926  41     -3       40       
  AVERAGE         45                        52     -7       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          1.74 1897   0.15   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      2.05  -1.18     0.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.87                      2.05  -1.18     0.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.48                      9.60  -4.12     4.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.3  1924   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.2   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.2   -1.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                       6.9   -6.1     14.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        13      7       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  277                       212     65      152       
  SINCE MAR 1    277                       212     65      152       
  SINCE JUL 1   2629                      2757   -128     2871       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         1      1        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE CHARLOTTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        86      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        16      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM EST   SUNSET   631 PM EST   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM EST   SUNSET   632 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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