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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
127 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013


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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2013...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         79    530 PM  99    1938  84     -5       85
  MINIMUM         68   1159 PM  45    2002  63      5       62
  AVERAGE         74                        74      0       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.41R         1.28 1958   0.10   1.31     0.07
  MONTH TO DATE    2.99                      1.90   1.09     1.50
  SINCE MAR 1     12.62                      8.52   4.10     8.33
  SINCE JAN 1     23.44                     15.19   8.25    11.24

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY        9                         9      0        9
  MONTH TO DATE  132                       142    -10      181
  SINCE MAR 1    234                       253    -19      411
  SINCE JAN 1    255                       260     -5      428
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM
 LOWEST     67           500 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        98      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        48      1954


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE   617 AM EDT   SUNSET   817 PM EDT
MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE   616 AM EDT   SUNSET   818 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
YESTERDAY WAS 81 DEGREES AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 67 DEGREES. THE
NORMAL HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR YESTERDAY ARE 80 AND 69. THE
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR YESTERDAY IS 99 DEGREES SET IN 1938. THE
RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR YESTERDAY IS 51 DEGREES SET IN 1894.
RAINFALL YESTERDAY WAS 0.82 INCHES. THE MONTHLY TOTAL IS 1.60 INCHES
AND THE YEARLY TOTAL IS 18.82 INCHES.

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