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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
518 PM EDT MON APR 29 2013


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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         81   1251 PM  92    2002  80      1       89
                                      1970
  MINIMUM         64    346 PM  36    1967  57      7       61
  AVERAGE         73                        68      5       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.62          0.88 1959   0.10   0.52     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.42                      2.82   2.60     1.32
  SINCE MAR 1      9.49                      6.53   2.96     6.83
  SINCE JAN 1     20.31                     13.20   7.11     9.74

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0          90.0  2001   0.0    0.0
  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                        87    -15       69
  SINCE MAR 1    452                       326    126      146
  SINCE JUL 1   1837                      1962   -125     1408

 COOLING
  TODAY            8                         4      4       10
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        80      5      128
  SINCE MAR 1     95                       107    -12      221
  SINCE JAN 1    116                       114      2      238
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           800 AM
 LOWEST     54           100 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        91      1990
                                             1987
                                             1981
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        41      2008
                                             1939


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 29 2013.........SUNRISE   635 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 PM EDT
APRIL 30 2013.........SUNRISE   634 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 77 DEGREES AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 66 DEGREES. THE
NORMAL HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY ARE 80 AND 57. THE RECORD
HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY IS 92 DEGREES SET IN 2002. THE RECORD LOW
TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY IS 36 DEGREES SET IN 1967. RAINFALL SO FAR
TODAY IS 0.09 INCHES. THE MONTHLY TOTAL IS 3.30 INCHES AND THE
YEARLY TOTAL IS 17.00 INCHES.

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National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
