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CLICHS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
136 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2008
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..THE CHARLESTON SC AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 23 2008
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1860 TO 2008
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 90 147 PM 100 1940 91 -1 88
MINIMUM 73 1111 PM 60 1974 73 0 62
1966
AVERAGE 82 82 0 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.07 1.85 1941 0.20 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.53 4.51 0.02 3.27
SINCE JUN 1 7.14 10.43 -3.29 7.60
SINCE JAN 1 21.49 28.03 -6.54 16.50
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 17 17 0 10
MONTH TO DATE 366 383 -17 373
SINCE JUN 1 857 791 66 787
SINCE JAN 1 1200 1157 43 1125
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 200 AM
LOWEST 55 1200 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE CHARLESTON SC AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 100 1983
1952
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 66 2007
1974
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 24 2008..........SUNRISE 529 AM EST SUNSET 724 PM EST
JULY 25 2008..........SUNRISE 529 AM EST SUNSET 724 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 86 DEGREES AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 76 DEGREES. THE
NORMAL HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR YESTERDAY ARE 89 AND 77. THE
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR YESTERDAY IS 99 DEGREES SET IN 1952. THE
RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR YESTERDAY IS 69 DEGREES SET IN 1966.
RAINFALL YESTERDAY WAS 0.16 INCHES. THE MONTHLY TOTAL IS 2.25 INCHES
AND THE YEARLY TOTAL IS 22.30 INCHES.
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