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CLICHS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
131 AM EST TUE DEC 21 2004
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...THE CHARLESTON AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 39 308 PM 81 1931 60 -21 46
MINIMUM 24 735 AM 14 1981 39 -15 26
AVERAGE 32 49 -17 36
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.16 1973 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 1.98 -1.82 1.84
SINCE DEC 1 0.16 1.98 -1.82 1.84
SINCE JAN 1 38.36 50.27 -11.91 50.97
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0
SINCE DEC 1 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 33 15 18 29
MONTH TO DATE 271 265 6 357
SINCE DEC 1 271 265 6 357
SINCE JUL 1 501 572 -71 538
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 55 1000 PM
LOWEST 13 200 PM
AVERAGE 34
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THE CHARLESTON AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 78 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 15 1981
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 21 2004......SUNRISE 719 AM EST SUNSET 518 PM EST
DECEMBER 22 2004......SUNRISE 720 AM EST SUNSET 518 PM EST
- 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 MONDAY WAS 39 DEGREES.
THE LOW TEMPERATURE ON MONDAY WAS 29. NORMALS FOR THE DAY ARE 59
AND 44. THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR MONDAY IS 75, SET IN 1967.
THE RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE IS 25, SET IN 2000. RAINFALL MONDAY WAS
0.00 INCHES. THE TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH IS 0.12 INCHES. THE
YEARLY TOTAL IS 40.13 INCHES.
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