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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC                               
121 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009


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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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         69    215 PM  80    1991  59     10       74       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  22    1959  37     13       44       
  AVERAGE         60                        48     12       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.69 1990   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.90  -0.76     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.46                      4.14  -3.68     4.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.14                      0.90  -0.76     0.00    
                                                                     
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        5                        18    -13        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   60                       120    -60      134       
  SINCE DEC 1    352                       559   -207      387       
  SINCE JUL 1    783                       866    -83      636       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        81      2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        16      1970                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2009.......SUNRISE   724 AM EST   SUNSET   531 PM EST   
JANUARY  9 2009.......SUNRISE   724 AM EST   SUNSET   531 PM EST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON ALONG WATERFRONT PARK THE HIGH TEMPERATURE 
YESTERDAY WAS 68 DEGREES AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 53 DEGREES. THE 
NORMAL HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES FOR YESTERDAY ARE 57 AND 42. THE 
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR YESTERDAY IS 75 DEGREES SET IN 1991. 
THE RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR YESTERDAY IS 27 DEGREES SET IN 
1996. RAINFALL YESTERDAY WAS 0.07 INCHES. THE MONTHLY TOTAL IS 
0.36 INCHES AND THE YEARLY TOTAL IS 0.36 INCHES.


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