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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC                               
208 AM EDT SAT APR 20 2013


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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1938 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         82    316 PM  91    1995  77      5       72       
  MINIMUM         64   1159 PM  35    1983  54     10       62       
  AVERAGE         73                        66      7       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.47          0.77 1988   0.10   0.37     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.04                      1.86   2.18     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.11                      5.57   2.54     6.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.93                     12.24   6.69     9.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0              
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0              
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0              
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.5   -0.5              
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        70    -24       49       
  SINCE MAR 1    426                       309    117      126       
  SINCE JUL 1   1811                      1945   -134     1388       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         3      5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        43     20       71       
  SINCE MAR 1     73                        70      3      164       
  SINCE JAN 1     94                        77     17      181       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        95      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        31      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2013.........SUNRISE   644 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 PM EDT   
APRIL 21 2013.........SUNRISE   643 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 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 76 DEGREES AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 65 DEGREES. THE 
NORMAL HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR YESTERDAY ARE 73 AND 60. THE 
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR YESTERDAY IS 90 DEGREES SET IN 1917. THE 
RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR YESTERDAY IS 38 DEGREES SET IN 1983. 
RAINFALL YESTERDAY WAS 1.15 INCHES. THE MONTHLY TOTAL IS 2.78 INCHES 
AND THE YEARLY TOTAL IS 16.48 INCHES.

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