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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC                               
1249 AM EST WED DEC 29 2004

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...THE CHARLESTON AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1860 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         53    348 PM  79    1971  59     -6       65       
  MINIMUM         24    248 AM  21    1935  38    -14       28       
  AVERAGE         39                        49    -10       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.19 1958   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      2.88  -1.84     1.85    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.04                      2.88  -1.84     1.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.24                     51.17 -11.93    50.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                                 
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        16     10       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  442                       389     53      509       
  SINCE DEC 1    442                       389     53      509       
  SINCE JUL 1    672                       696    -24      690       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     41           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE CHARLESTON   AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        80      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        22      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 29 2004......SUNRISE   722 AM EST   SUNSET   523 PM EST   
DECEMBER 30 2004......SUNRISE   722 AM EST   SUNSET   523 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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DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON CLIMATE DATA:
AT THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON WEATHER STATION, THE HIGH YESTERDAY WAS 
49 DEGREES AND THE LOW WAS 35 DEGREES. THE NORMAL HIGH FOR YESTERDAY 
IS 57 AND THE NORMAL LOW IS 43. THE RECORD HIGH FOR YESTERDAY IS 77, 
SET IN 1971, AND THE RECORD LOW IS 30, SET IN 1977. NO PRECIPITATION 
FELL YESTERDAY, LEAVING THE MONTHLY TOTAL AT 1.20 INCHES AND THE 
YEARLY TOTAL AT 41.21 INCHES.

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