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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC                               
1217 AM EST FRI FEB 15 2002

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...THE CHARLESTON AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 14 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1860 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         64    305 PM  82    1962  62      2       72       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  18    1968  38      3       47       
  AVERAGE         53                        50      3       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.28 1944   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.88                      1.54   0.34     1.31    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.02                      8.86  -2.84     5.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.30                      5.62  -1.32     2.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        15     -3        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  180                       226    -46      195       
  SINCE DEC 1    885                      1213   -328     1453       
  SINCE JUL 1   1097                      1520   -423     1840       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE CHARLESTON   AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        82      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        15      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 15 2002......SUNRISE   704 AM EST   SUNSET   605 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 16 2002......SUNRISE   703 AM EST   SUNSET   606 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON... 

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE YESTERDAY WAS 56 DEGREES, AND THE LOW WAS 48 
DEGREES. THE MEAN TEMPERATURE WAS 52 DEGREES. NO RAINFALL WAS  
RECORDED YESTERDAY. THE TOTAL FOR THE MONTH IS 1.85 INCHES, AND THE 
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR IS 3.94 INCHES. THE NORMAL HIGH AND LOW 
TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY ARE 60 AND 44 DEGREES. THE RECORD HIGH 
TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY IS 82 DEGREES, SET IN 2001, AND THE RECORD LOW 
TEMPERATURE IS 27 DEGREES, SET IN 1991.

CHARLESTON HARBOR TIDES...

HIGH AT  953 AM                   LOW AT 402 PM
HIGH AT 1002 PM                   LOW AT 413 AM SAT