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CDUS42 KCHS 060532  
CLICHS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
132 AM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009  
 
   
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..THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 2009
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1860 TO 2009  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 67 1203 AM 94 1986 80 -13 82  
1954  
MINIMUM 60 801 AM 42 1974 59 1 57  
AVERAGE 64 69 -5 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.97 1.79 1964 0.13 0.84 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.00 0.68 0.32 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 1.48 6.66 -5.18 5.68  
SINCE JAN 1 41.95 43.22 -1.27 33.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 1 1 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 5 -4 0  
SINCE SEP 1 1 5 -4 2  
SINCE JUL 1 1 5 -4 2  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 5  
MONTH TO DATE 20 30 -10 21  
SINCE SEP 1 377 378 -1 367  
SINCE JAN 1 2258 2178 80 2219    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 800 PM  
LOWEST 81 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 91  
   
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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 93 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 45 1964  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 6 2009.......SUNRISE 718 AM EDT SUNSET 658 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 7 2009.......SUNRISE 719 AM EDT SUNSET 657 PM EDT  
 
 
- 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 76 DEGREES AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 62 DEGREES. THE  
NORMAL HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR YESTERDAY ARE 78 AND 65. THE  
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR YESTERDAY IS 93 DEGREES SET IN 1986. THE  
RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR YESTERDAY IS 50 DEGREES SET IN 1974.  
RAINFALL YESTERDAY WAS 1.04 INCHES. THE MONTHLY TOTAL IS 1.04 INCHES  
AND THE YEARLY TOTAL IS 31.94 INCHES.  
 

 
 
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