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CDUS42 KCHS 232121
CLICHS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
518 PM EDT WED JUL 23 2008
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..THE CHARLESTON SC AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 23 2008
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 90 147 PM 100 1940 91 -1 88
MINIMUM 75 555 AM 60 1974 73 2 62
1966
AVERAGE 83 82 1 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.85 1941 0.20 -0.20 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.46 4.51 -0.05 3.27
SINCE JUN 1 7.07 10.43 -3.36 7.60
SINCE JAN 1 21.42 28.03 -6.61 16.50
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
TODAY 18 17 1 10
MONTH TO DATE 367 383 -16 373
SINCE JUN 1 858 791 67 787
SINCE JAN 1 1201 1157 44 1125
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
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 TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 100 1983
1952
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 66 2007
1974
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 23 2008..........SUNRISE 528 AM EST SUNSET 725 PM EST
JULY 24 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 SO
FAR TODAY IS 86 DEGREES AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 78 DEGREES. THE
NORMAL HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY ARE 89 AND 77. THE RECORD
HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY IS 99 DEGREES SET IN 1952. THE RECORD LOW
TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY IS 69 DEGREES SET IN 1966. RAINFALL SO FAR
TODAY IS 0.00 INCHES. THE MONTHLY TOTAL IS 2.09 INCHES AND THE
YEARLY TOTAL IS 22.14 INCHES.
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