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CDUS42 KCHS 240538
CLICHS

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC                               
138 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013


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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         88    422 PM  96    1956  85      3       86       
  MINIMUM         69    438 AM  47    1954  64      5       63       
  AVERAGE         79                        74      5       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             4.86 1976   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.99                      2.11   0.88     1.50    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.62                      8.73   3.89     8.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.44                     15.40   8.04    11.24    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        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                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        10      4       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  156                       161     -5      202       
  SINCE MAR 1    258                       272    -14      432       
  SINCE JAN 1    279                       279      0      449       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        97      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        50      1954                    

                                                                     
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 
YESTERDAY WAS 80 DEGREES AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 73 DEGREES. THE 
NORMAL HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR YESTERDAY ARE 80 AND 69. THE 
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR YESTERDAY IS 97 DEGREES SET IN 1956. THE 
RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR YESTERDAY IS 55 DEGREES SET IN 1895. 
RAINFALL YESTERDAY WAS 0.26 INCHES. THE MONTHLY TOTAL IS 1.86 INCHES 
AND THE YEARLY TOTAL IS 19.08 INCHES.

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