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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
505 PM EDT THU MAY 16 2013


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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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   1225 PM  94    1941  83      3       85
  MINIMUM         66    508 AM  47    1939  62      4       69
  AVERAGE         76                        73      3       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.07 1991   0.09  -0.09     0.03
  MONTH TO DATE    1.49                      1.44   0.05     1.28
  SINCE MAR 1     11.12                      8.06   3.06     8.11
  SINCE JAN 1     21.94                     14.73   7.21    11.02

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           11                         8      3       12
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        99    -24      149
  SINCE MAR 1    177                       210    -33      379
  SINCE JAN 1    198                       217    -19      396
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    70          1200 AM
 LOWEST     44          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        96      1963
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        49      1984
                                             1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   620 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 PM EDT
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   619 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 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 84 DEGREES AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 68 DEGREES. THE
NORMAL HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY ARE 78 AND 66. THE RECORD
HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY IS 96 DEGREES SET IN 1915. THE RECORD LOW
TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY IS 53 DEGREES SET IN 1926. 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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National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
