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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1024 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 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              87   02/16/1989
 LOW               12   02/12/1973
HIGHEST            75   02/13                         81  02/24
                        02/06                             02/23
                                                          02/05
LOWEST             28   02/18                         24  02/13
                        02/17
                        02/02
AVG. MAXIMUM     62.5              62.8    -0.3     66.7
AVG. MINIMUM     40.4              40.6    -0.2     44.0
MEAN             51.4              51.7    -0.3     55.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      5               4.7     0.3        3
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        10.17   1998
 MINIMUM         0.36   1947
TOTALS          10.47R             2.96    7.51     2.27
DAYS >= .01        11               8.6     2.4        8
DAYS >= .10         9               5.2     3.8        4
DAYS >= .50         6               2.0     4.0        2
DAYS >= 1.00        5               0.7     4.3        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.45   02/22 TO 02/23

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS              T               0.2    -0.2
SINCE 7/1           T               0.5    -0.5

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     372               377      -5      290
 SINCE 7/1       1385              1636    -251     1262
COOLING TOTAL       0                 5      -5       17
 SINCE 1/1         21                 7      14       17
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/200
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/200


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      1

-  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...FEBRUARY 2013

TEMPERATURE

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE    53.1
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL  0.5
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE    75 ON 13
LOWEST TEMPERATURE     32 ON 17

HEATING DEGREE DAYS

TOTAL FOR THE MONTH    328
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL  -23
TOTAL FOR THE SEASON   1166
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL  -264

COOLING DEGREE DAYS

TOTAL FOR THE MONTH    0
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL  -3
TOTAL FOR THE SEASON   7
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL  7

PRECIPITATION

TOTAL FOR THE MONTH    8.84
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL  6.33
GREATEST IN 24 HOURS   2.39 ON 23

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