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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
432 PM EDT TUE APR 30 2013


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...THE CHARLOTTE NC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         72    259 PM  91    1962  75     -3       85
  MINIMUM         56    217 AM  37    2008  51      5       65
  AVERAGE         64                        63      1       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             2.34 1924   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.56                      3.04   1.52     1.67
  SINCE MAR 1      8.00                      7.05   0.95     5.56
  SINCE JAN 1     15.75                     13.78   1.97     9.14

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      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            1                         4     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE  162                       199    -37      156
  SINCE MAR 1    743                       633    110      324
  SINCE JUL 1   3148                      3332   -184     2586

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2       10
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        32      8       47
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        37      6      107
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        37      6      107
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     66           300 PM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE CHARLOTTE NC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        92      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        37      1963
                                             1908


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2013.........SUNRISE   633 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 PM EDT
MAY  1 2013...........SUNRISE   632 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 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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