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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC                               
1224 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013


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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         61    316 PM  86    1962  66     -5       72       
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  21    2002  43      4       52       
  AVERAGE         54                        54      0       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.27 1966   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE   10.47                      2.96   7.51     2.27    
  SINCE DEC 1     14.38                      9.78   4.60     3.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.82                      6.67   4.15     2.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0              
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.2   -0.2              
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.5   -0.5              
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.5   -0.5              
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        11      0        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  372                       378     -6      290       
  SINCE DEC 1    981                      1344   -363      979       
  SINCE JUL 1   1385                      1636   -251     1262       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5       15       
  SINCE DEC 1     25                        14     11       24       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                         7     14       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        82      1997                    
                                             1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        23      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2013.........SUNRISE   648 AM EST   SUNSET   617 PM EST   
MARCH  2 2013.........SUNRISE   647 AM EST   SUNSET   618 PM EST   

                                                                    
-  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 61 DEGREES AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 48 DEGREES. THE 
NORMAL HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR YESTERDAY ARE 62 AND 48. THE 
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR YESTERDAY IS 82 DEGREES SET IN 1944. THE 
RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR YESTERDAY IS 27 DEGREES SET IN 1935. 
RAINFALL YESTERDAY WAS 0.00 INCHES. THE MONTHLY TOTAL IS 8.84 INCHES 
AND THE YEARLY TOTAL IS 9.37 INCHES.

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