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CDUS42 KCHS 200542
CLICHS

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC                               
136 AM EDT WED APR 20 2005

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...THE CHARLESTON AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1860 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         83    209 PM  91    1995  77      6       80       
  MINIMUM         50    540 AM  35    1983  53     -3       54       
  AVERAGE         67                        65      2       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.80 1940   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.34                      1.83  -0.49     1.95    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.65                      5.83  -0.18     2.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.42                     12.99  -2.57     8.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        53     14       77       
  SINCE MAR 1    357                       292     65      263       
  SINCE JUL 1   1880                      2000   -120     2063       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        36    -17       25       
  SINCE MAR 1     32                        65    -33       57       
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        75    -32       66       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE CHARLESTON AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        95      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        31      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 PM EDT   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON CLIMATE DATA:
AT THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON WEATHER STATION, THE HIGH YESTERDAY WAS 
78 DEGREES AND THE LOW WAS 57 DEGREES. THE NORMAL HIGH FOR YESTERDAY 
IS 74 AND THE NORMAL LOW IS 60. THE RECORD HIGH FOR YESTERDAY IS 84, 
SET IN 1995, AND THE RECORD LOW IS 38, SET IN 1983. NO PRECIPITATION 
FELL YESTERDAY, LEAVING THE MONTHLY TOTAL AT 1.85 INCHES AND THE 
YEARLY TOTAL AT 11.98 INCHES.

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