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CLICHS

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC                               
143 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2009


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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 3 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1860 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         91    254 PM  97    1996  90      1       89       
                                      1970                          
                                      1933                          
  MINIMUM         73    618 AM  64    1965  71      2       68       
                                      1952                          
  AVERAGE         82                        81      1       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.39 1981   0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.60  -0.60     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.04                      6.52  -1.48     2.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.19                     24.12  -1.93    16.96    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        16      1       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   57                        48      9       39       
  SINCE JUN 1    542                       456     86      530       
  SINCE JAN 1    914                       822     92      873       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        98      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        61      1933                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  4 2009..........SUNRISE   617 AM EDT   SUNSET   832 PM EDT   
JULY  5 2009..........SUNRISE   617 AM EDT   SUNSET   832 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 84 DEGREES AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 76 DEGREES. THE 
NORMAL HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR YESTERDAY ARE 88 AND 77. THE 
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR YESTERDAY IS 96 DEGREES SET IN 1960. THE 
RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR YESTERDAY IS 70 DEGREES SET IN 1952. 
RAINFALL YESTERDAY WAS 0.00 INCHES. THE MONTHLY TOTAL IS 0.00 INCHES 
AND THE YEARLY TOTAL IS 21.22 INCHES.

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