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CLMCHS

CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC                               
1048 AM EDT SAT SEP 1 2012

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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1938 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR'S         
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)      
                                          NORMAL                      
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             105   08/01/1999                                    
 LOW               56   08/18/1979                                    
HIGHEST            94   08/02        MM      MM       98  08/08       
                                                          08/04       
LOWEST             64   08/25        MM      MM       70  08/31       
                                                          08/19       
                                                          08/15       
AVG. MAXIMUM     88.2              89.5    -1.3     92.1              
AVG. MINIMUM     72.4              72.3     0.1     74.2              
MEAN             80.3              80.9    -0.6     83.2              
DAYS MAX >= 90     14              14.7    -0.7       25              
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0              
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0              
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0              

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        16.99   1974                                          
 MINIMUM         0.73   1980                                          
TOTALS           7.76              7.15    0.61     7.95              
DAYS >= .01        20              13.2     6.8       11              
DAYS >= .10        11               9.4     1.6        6              
DAYS >= .50         5               4.7     0.3        4              
DAYS >= 1.00        3               2.1     0.9        4              
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.32   08/28 TO 08/28                                                              

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            0.0   0                                             
                        0                                             
                        0                                             
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0                       
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0                       

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0              
 SINCE 7/1          0                 0       0        0              
COOLING TOTAL     481               493     -12      571              
 SINCE 1/1       1972              1805     167     2228              
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/310                                
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/300                                


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM             12     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               22     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      21     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      4                                           
                                                                    
-  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...AUGUST 2012

TEMPERATURE

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE    80.4
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL  -0.9
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE    92 ON 14 
LOWEST TEMPERATURE     69 ON 25

HEATING DEGREE DAYS

TOTAL FOR THE MONTH    0
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL  0
TOTAL FOR THE SEASON   0
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL  0

COOLING DEGREE DAYS

TOTAL FOR THE MONTH    489
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL  -15
TOTAL FOR THE SEASON   1894
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL  69

PRECIPITATION

TOTAL FOR THE MONTH    9.32
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL  2.61
GREATEST IN 24 HOURS   3.82 ON 28

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