Climatological Report (Annual)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1035 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

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...THE SAVANNAH GA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             105   07/20/1986
                        07/12/1879
 LOW                3   01/21/1985
HIGHEST           100   07/26                        102
                        06/30
                        06/29
LOWEST             21   02/13                         18
AVG. MAXIMUM     79.0              77.4     1.6     79.6
AVG. MINIMUM     57.7              56.1     1.6     56.3
MEAN             68.3              66.8     1.5     67.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     67              70.0    -3.0      121
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     17              22.3    -5.3       20
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        73.94   1885
 MINIMUM        22.00   1931
TOTALS          40.21             47.96   -7.75    34.61
DAILY AVG.       0.11              0.13   -0.02     0.10
DAYS >= .01        99             108.2    -9.2       84
DAYS >= .10        72              70.3     1.7       58
DAYS >= .50        32              31.3     0.7       25
DAYS >= 1.00       11              14.0    -3.0        7

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.0               0.3    -0.3        T
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.2    -0.2      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.3    -0.3        1
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1346              1811    -465     1642
 SINCE 7/1        619               690     -71      550
COOLING TOTAL    2675              2458     217     2829
 SINCE 1/1       2675              2458     217     2829

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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    43/030    DATE  07/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/030    DATE  07/01


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             60     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN               60     RAIN                      66
LIGHT RAIN              137     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                     188     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     28
HAZE                     47

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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