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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
505 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013


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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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    239 PM  97    1953  85      1       90
  MINIMUM         68    604 AM  50    1954  64      4       69
  AVERAGE         77                        75      2       80

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.78 1979   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.99                      2.22   0.77     1.50
  SINCE MAR 1     12.62                      8.84   3.78     8.33
  SINCE JAN 1     23.44                     15.51   7.93    11.24

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           12                        10      2       15
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       171     -3      217
  SINCE MAR 1    270                       282    -12      447
  SINCE JAN 1    291                       289      2      464
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79          1200 AM
 LOWEST     40           100 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        97      2000
                                             1953
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        47      1967
                                             1951


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 24 2013...........SUNRISE   616 AM EDT   SUNSET   819 PM EDT
MAY 25 2013...........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   819 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 82 DEGREES AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 70 DEGREES. THE
NORMAL HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY ARE 80 AND 69. THE RECORD
HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY IS 98 DEGREES SET IN 1953. THE RECORD LOW
TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY IS 53 DEGREES SET IN 1967. RAINFALL SO FAR
TODAY IS 0.00 INCHES. THE MONTHLY TOTAL IS 1.86 INCHES AND THE
YEARLY TOTAL IS 19.08 INCHES.

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National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
