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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC                               
138 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2004

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...THE CHARLESTON   AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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         89    203 PM  98    2002  89      0       90       
                                      1968                          
  MINIMUM         71    551 AM  61    1953  71      0       74       
  AVERAGE         80                        80      0       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1995   0.23  -0.23      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.77                      5.30   0.47     2.98    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.04                     17.35  -4.31    18.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.52                     34.95  -8.43    39.33    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        15      0       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  349                       377    -28      396       
  SINCE JUN 1   1376                      1317     59     1326       
  SINCE JAN 1   1851                      1683    168     1714       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE CHARLESTON   AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        96      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        60      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 25 2004........SUNRISE   650 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 PM EDT   
AUGUST 26 2004........SUNRISE   651 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  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 TUESDAY WAS 84 DEGREES. 
THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 75. NO RAINFALL WAS RECORDED. THE TOTAL 
RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH IS 8.35 INCHES. THE YEARLY TOTAL IS 26.64 
INCHES.

HERE ARE THE NEXT FOUR TIDES IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. THERE WILL BE 
A HIGH TIDE EARLY WEDNESDAY AT 3:35 AM. AND A LOW TIDE WEDNESDAY AT 
9:58 AM. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL BE AT 4:38 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 
AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE AT 11:04 PM WEDNESDAY 
NIGHT.                                          


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