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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
231 AM EDT WED MAY 8 2013


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...THE CHARLOTTE NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 2013...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         70    403 PM  95    1940  77     -7       80
  MINIMUM         44    506 AM  38    1891  53     -9       63
  AVERAGE         57                        65     -8       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.58 1915   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.24                      0.68   1.56      T
  SINCE MAR 1     10.24                      7.73   2.51     5.56
  SINCE JAN 1     17.99                     14.46   3.53     9.14

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        21     21        0
  SINCE MAR 1    784                       654    130      324
  SINCE JUL 1   3189                      3353   -164     2586

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        7
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        14    -14       67
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        51     -8      174
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        51     -8      174
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM
 LOWEST     48           500 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE CHARLOTTE NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        96      1940
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1989


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   625 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 PM EDT
MAY  9 2013...........SUNRISE   625 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 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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