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CLICHS

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
515 PM EST THU NOV 5 2009


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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 5 2009...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         72    310 PM  87    2003  72      0       68
  MINIMUM         49    648 AM  30    1966  49      0       52
  AVERAGE         61                        60      1       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.33 1963   0.09  -0.09     0.10
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.41  -0.41     0.29
  SINCE SEP 1      3.19                      9.48  -6.29    17.07
  SINCE JAN 1     43.66                     46.04  -2.38    44.99

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            4                         6     -2        5
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        26     -3       22
  SINCE SEP 1     82                       100    -18      133
  SINCE JUL 1     82                       100    -18      133
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM
 LOWEST     20           400 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        87      2003
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  5 2009......SUNRISE   642 AM EST   SUNSET   525 PM EST
NOVEMBER  6 2009......SUNRISE   643 AM EST   SUNSET   525 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 71 DEGREES AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 57 DEGREES. THE
NORMAL HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY ARE 71 AND 56. THE RECORD
HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY IS 81 DEGREES SET IN 1987. THE RECORD LOW
TEMPERATURE FOR TODAY IS 38 DEGREES SET IN 1955. RAINFALL SO FAR
TODAY IS 0.00 INCHES. THE MONTHLY TOTAL IS 0.00 INCHES AND THE
YEARLY TOTAL IS 34.85 INCHES.

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