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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
504 PM EDT TUE APR 30 2013


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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         80    129 PM  91    1990  80      0       83
                                      1987
                                      1981
  MINIMUM         63    638 AM  41    2008  57      6       64
                                      1939
  AVERAGE         72                        68      4       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.07          1.67 1996   0.09  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.56                      2.91   2.65     1.32
  SINCE MAR 1      9.63                      6.62   3.01     6.83
  SINCE JAN 1     20.45                     13.29   7.16     9.74

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                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   72                        88    -16       69
  SINCE MAR 1    452                       327    125      146
  SINCE JUL 1   1837                      1963   -126     1408

 COOLING
  TODAY            7                         5      2        9
  MONTH TO DATE   92                        84      8      137
  SINCE MAR 1    102                       111     -9      230
  SINCE JAN 1    123                       118      5      247
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  HEAVY RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM
 LOWEST     64           100 PM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      1990
                                             1986
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        43      1963


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2013.........SUNRISE   634 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 PM EDT
MAY  1 2013...........SUNRISE   633 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 PM EDT


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

&&

IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON ALONG WATERFRONT PARK THE HIGH TEMPERATURE SO
FAR TODAY IS 72 DEGREES AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 65 DEGREES. THE
NORMAL HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY ARE 75 AND 63. THE RECORD
HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY IS 88 DEGREES SET IN 1987. THE RECORD LOW
TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY IS 49 DEGREES SET IN 1999. RAINFALL SO FAR
TODAY IS 0.00 INCHES. THE MONTHLY TOTAL IS 3.52 INCHES AND THE
YEARLY TOTAL IS 17.22 INCHES.

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National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
