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Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

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CXUS52 KILM 011228
CLMFLO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
828 AM EDT THU JUN 01 2023

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...THE FLORENCE SOUTH  CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            102   05/28/2019
                       05/31/1953
                       05/26/1953
 LOW              36   05/08/1989
HIGHEST           93   05/09         MM      MM       98  05/19
LOWEST            40   05/04         MM      MM       49  05/09
AVG. MAXIMUM    79.5               83.5    -4.0     86.7
AVG. MINIMUM    57.6               60.9    -3.3     64.7
MEAN            68.5               72.2    -3.7     75.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     1                5.8    -4.8       11
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       11.07   2020
 MINIMUM        0.46   1987
TOTALS          1.99               3.71   -1.72     2.14
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.12   -0.06
DAYS >= .01        5                9.3    -4.3
DAYS >= .10        3                6.3    -3.3
DAYS >= .50        2                2.6    -0.6
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.9    -0.9
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.17   05/27 TO 05/28


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     37                 16      21        9
 SINCE 7/1      2015               2330    -315
COOLING TOTAL    154                240     -86      350
 SINCE 1/1       315                359     -44

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/14/1988
 LATEST       04/20/1983
EARLIEST                        10/19
LATEST                          03/28
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.6
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/030
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/260    DATE  05/01
                                30/270          05/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/250    DATE  05/01

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.36

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     64

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP              MM
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                      MM
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                     MM
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      2

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

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