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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
429 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013


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...THE CHARLOTTE NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         86    259 PM  98    1941  80      6       83
  MINIMUM         66    607 AM  42    2002  58      8       60
  AVERAGE         76                        69      7       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          3.50 2003   0.10  -0.10     0.41
  MONTH TO DATE    2.32                      2.17   0.15     5.89
  SINCE MAR 1     10.32                      9.22   1.10    11.45
  SINCE JAN 1     18.07                     15.95   2.12    15.03

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            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                         0.6   -0.6      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      2.7                       4.3   -1.6       T
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        46     17       11
  SINCE MAR 1    805                       679    126      335
  SINCE JUL 1   3210                      3378   -168     2597

 COOLING
  TODAY           11                         5      6        7
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        71      6      123
  SINCE MAR 1    120                       108     12      230
  SINCE JAN 1    120                       108     12      230
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM
 LOWEST     55          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE CHARLOTTE NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        98      1941
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        37      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   826 PM EDT
MAY 23 2013...........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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