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CLICAE


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
531 PM EDT WED MAY 8 2013


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...THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 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         82    244 PM  96    1916  82      0       83
  MINIMUM         52    602 AM  35    1989  57     -5       65
  AVERAGE         67                        69     -2       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.32 1978   0.09  -0.09      T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.31                      0.74   1.57     0.24
  SINCE MAR 1     10.59                      7.09   3.50     4.73
  SINCE JAN 1     17.31                     14.28   3.03     8.95

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM   0.0             0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0             0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.1              T
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         1.5              T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        10      1        0
  SINCE MAR 1    532                       442     90      171
  SINCE JUL 1   2252                      2541   -289     1860

 COOLING
  TODAY            2                         5     -3        9
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        37    -31      101
  SINCE MAR 1    109                       128    -19      359
  SINCE JAN 1    134                       132      2      363
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           300 AM
 LOWEST     36           100 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        95      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        41      1984


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   629 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 PM EDT
MAY  9 2013...........SUNRISE   628 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 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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