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CDUS42 KILM 212034
CLIMYR


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC                              
431 PM EDT WED AUG 21 2002

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...THE NORTH MYRTLE BEACH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1949 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1949 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         88   1212 PM  92    1993  86      2       84       
  MINIMUM         75    709 AM  61    1953  71      4       70       
  AVERAGE         82                        79      3       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.41 1999   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.46                      3.72  -2.26     2.66    
  SINCE MAR 1     15.28                     21.47  -6.19    23.92    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.29                     28.63 -10.34    27.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           17                        14      3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  294                       314    -20      315       
  SINCE JUN 1   1163                      1187    -24     1078       
  SINCE JAN 1   1452                      1418     34     1263       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE NORTH MYRTLE BEACH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        92      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        62      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2002........SUNRISE   641 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 PM EDT   
AUGUST 22 2002........SUNRISE   642 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.