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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
430 PM EDT WED MAY 1 2013


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...THE CHARLOTTE NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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         65    104 PM  92    1962  76    -11       86
  MINIMUM         51    250 AM  37    1963  51      0       64
                                      1908
  AVERAGE         58                        63     -5       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.84 1989   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.09  -0.09     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      8.00                      7.14   0.86     5.56
  SINCE JAN 1     15.75                     13.87   1.88     9.14

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            7                         4      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         4      3        0
  SINCE MAR 1    749                       637    112      324
  SINCE JUL 1   3154                      3336   -182     2586

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2       10
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2       10
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        39      4      117
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        39      4      117
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM
 LOWEST     72          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    86

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THE CHARLOTTE NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        91      1959
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1963


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2013...........SUNRISE   632 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 PM EDT
MAY  2 2013...........SUNRISE   631 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 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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