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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
122 AM EDT WED MAY 15 2013


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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         75    326 PM  95    1956  83     -8       84
  MINIMUM         49    553 AM  42    1941  61    -12       67
  AVERAGE         62                        72    -10       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.45 1979   0.09  -0.09     0.14
  MONTH TO DATE    1.49                      1.27   0.22     1.25
  SINCE MAR 1     11.12                      7.89   3.23     8.08
  SINCE JAN 1     21.94                     14.56   7.38    10.99

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        3                         0      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         8      1        0
  SINCE MAR 1    461                       335    126      146
  SINCE JUL 1   1846                      1971   -125     1408

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7       11
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        83    -27      125
  SINCE MAR 1    158                       194    -36      355
  SINCE JAN 1    179                       201    -22      372
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           200 AM
 LOWEST     35          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        97      1995
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        47      1941


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2013...........SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 PM EDT
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   620 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 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 70 DEGREES AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 57 DEGREES. THE
NORMAL HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR YESTERDAY ARE 78 AND 67. THE
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR YESTERDAY IS 95 DEGREES SET IN 1956. THE
RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR YESTERDAY IS 51 DEGREES SET IN 1917.
RAINFALL YESTERDAY WAS 0.00 INCHES. THE MONTHLY TOTAL IS 0.69 INCHES
AND THE YEARLY TOTAL IS 17.91 INCHES.

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National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
