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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
524 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013


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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1938 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         86   1219 PM  96    1996  84      2       74
  MINIMUM         70    538 AM  43    1976  63      7       61
  AVERAGE         78                        73      5       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.65 1969   0.09  -0.09      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.49                      1.71  -0.22     1.43
  SINCE MAR 1     11.12                      8.33   2.79     8.26
  SINCE JAN 1     21.94                     15.00   6.94    11.17

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0
                                      2001
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.5   -0.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         8      1        0
  SINCE MAR 1    461                       335    126      146
  SINCE JUL 1   1846                      1971   -125     1408

 COOLING
  TODAY           13                         9      4        3
  MONTH TO DATE  111                       124    -13      165
  SINCE MAR 1    213                       235    -22      395
  SINCE JAN 1    234                       242     -8      412
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM
 LOWEST     58          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        97      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        47      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   618 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 PM EDT
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE   618 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 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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IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON ALONG WATERFRONT PARK THE HIGH TEMPERATURE SO
FAR TODAY IS 77 DEGREES AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 70. THE NORMAL
HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY ARE 79 AND 68. THE RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY IS 93 DEGREES SET IN 2001. THE RECORD LOW
TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY IS 53 DEGREES SET IN 2002. RAINFALL SO FAR
TODAY IS 0.00 INCHES. THE MONTHLY TOTAL IS 0.69 INCHES AND THE
YEARLY TOTAL IS 17.91 INCHES.


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