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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC                               
200 AM EDT SAT SEP 24 2005

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...THE CHARLESTON AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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         89   1249 PM  95    1980  84      5       87       
  MINIMUM         70    328 AM  46    1999  65      5       59       
  AVERAGE         80                        75      5       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.74 1947   0.18  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      4.83  -4.54     2.53    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.29                      4.83  -4.54     2.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.47                     41.39  -7.92    34.27    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        10      5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  344                       278     66      266       
  SINCE SEP 1    344                       278     66      266       
  SINCE JAN 1   2133                      2078     55     2218       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE CHARLESTON   AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        95      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        44      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 24 2005.....SUNRISE   710 AM EDT   SUNSET   714 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 25 2005.....SUNRISE   710 AM EDT   SUNSET   713 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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IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 84 DEGREES AND THE 
LOW 76. NORMALS ARE 82 AND 70. THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE IS 93 SET 
IN 1980. THE RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE IS 55 SET IN 1983. NO RAIN FELL. 
THE TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH IS 0.47 INCHES. THE YEARLY TOTAL IS 
33.64 INCHES.

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