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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC                               
509 PM EST FRI FEB 15 2002

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...THE CHARLESTON AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         60    245 PM  82    1989  62     -2       81       
  MINIMUM         36    506 AM  15    1943  39     -3       56       
  AVERAGE         48                        50     -2       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.05          0.87 1952   0.10  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.93                      1.64   0.29     1.31    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.07                      8.96  -2.89     5.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.35                      5.72  -1.37     2.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           17                        15      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  197                       241    -44      195       
  SINCE DEC 1    902                      1228   -326     1453       
  SINCE JUL 1   1114                      1535   -421     1840       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     80           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE CHARLESTON   AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        87      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        19      1991                    
                                                                     
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.                                          

&&

IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 59 DEGREES AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 46 
DEGREES. THE MEAN TEMPERATURE WAS 53 DEGREES. 0.11 INCHES OF RAIN 
HAS BEEN RECORDED SO FAR TODAY. THE TOTAL FOR THE MONTH IS 1.96 
INCHES, AND THE TOTAL FOR THE YEAR IS 4.05 INCHES. THE NORMAL HIGH 
TEMPERATURE FOR TOMORROW IS 60 DEGREES, AND THE NORMAL LOW IS 44 
DEGREES. THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR TOMORROW IS 79 DEGREES, SET 
IN 1989, AND THE RECORD LOW IS 22 DEGREES, SET IN 1991.


CHARLESTON HARBOR TIDES...

HIGH AT 1002 PM TNGT              LOW AT 413 AM SAT
HIGH AT 1024 AM SAT               LOW AT 437 PM SAT