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CLMCHS

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
511 PM EDT MON APR 1 2013

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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1938 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              90   03/10/1974
                        03/18/1963
 LOW               15   03/03/1980
HIGHEST            82   03/16                         87  03/29
LOWEST             27   03/04                         36  03/06
AVG. MAXIMUM     64.3              69.6    -5.3     76.9
AVG. MINIMUM     41.4              46.7    -5.3     53.6
MEAN             52.9              58.1    -5.2     65.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      4               1.5     2.5        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        11.11   1983
                        1959
 MINIMUM         0.33   1938
TOTALS           4.07              3.71    0.36     5.51
DAYS >= .01         6               7.9    -1.9       10
DAYS >= .10         3               5.1    -2.1        7
DAYS >= .50         1               2.4    -1.4        3
DAYS >= 1.00        1               1.3    -0.3        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    3.00   03/24

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0
SINCE 7/1           T               0.5    -0.5

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     380               239     141       77
 SINCE 7/1       1765              1875    -110     1339
COOLING TOTAL      10                27     -17       93
 SINCE 1/1         31                34      -3      110
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/300
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/260


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       6     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      0

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

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DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...MARCH 2013

TEMPERATURE

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE    53.5
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL  -4.8
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE    76 ON 19
LOWEST TEMPERATURE     33 ON 4

HEATING DEGREE DAYS

TOTAL FOR THE MONTH    352
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL  126
TOTAL FOR THE SEASON   1518
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL  -138

COOLING DEGREE DAYS

TOTAL FOR THE MONTH    3
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL  -16
TOTAL FOR THE SEASON   10
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL  -13

PRECIPITATION

TOTAL FOR THE MONTH    4.33
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL  1.03
GREATEST IN 24 HOURS   3.73 ON 23 AND 24

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