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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
821 PM EDT MON JUN 3 2013

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...THE CHARLESTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              98   05/09/1930
                        05/31/1929
 LOW               26   05/10/1966
HIGHEST            91   05/31        MM      MM       93  05/27
LOWEST             35   05/14        MM      MM       39  05/11
AVG. MAXIMUM     76.2              74.8     1.4     80.5
AVG. MINIMUM     53.7              52.7     1.0     58.3
MEAN             65.0              63.7     1.3     69.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               0.3     0.7        3
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.76   2001
 MINIMUM         0.84   1977
TOTALS           4.56              4.80   -0.24     3.29
DAILY AVG.       0.15              0.15    0.00     0.11
DAYS >= .01        14              14.1    -0.1       10
DAYS >= .10         9               9.3    -0.3        6
DAYS >= .50         3               3.6    -0.6        3
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.9     0.1        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.28   05/07 TO 05/08           05/04 TO 05/05
                                                          05/31 TO 05/31
                                                          05/31 TO 05/31

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM
TOTALS            0.0                 T     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1        25.3              36.4   -11.1     11.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= TRACE       0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   05/31 TO 05/31           05/31 TO 05/31
                                                          05/31 TO 05/31
                                                          05/31 TO 05/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     100               117     -17       30
 SINCE 7/1       4516              4465      51     3590
COOLING TOTAL     108                78      30      175
 SINCE 1/1        147               110      37      225
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/192
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/170    DATE  05/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/240    DATE  05/21

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      3

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

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