000 CDUS42 KILM 170843 CLIFLO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 441 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ................................... ...THE FLORENCE SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2009... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2009 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 54 504 PM 87 2002 67 -13 67 MINIMUM 51 1132 AM 25 1949 44 7 50 AVERAGE 53 56 -3 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.46 1.49 1976 0.14 0.32 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.92 2.09 -0.17 1.84 SINCE MAR 1 1.92 2.09 -0.17 1.84 SINCE JAN 1 5.59 9.20 -3.61 8.76 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MONTH TO DATE MM SINCE MAR 1 MM SINCE JUL 1 MM SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 12 10 2 6 MONTH TO DATE 219 194 25 139 SINCE MAR 1 219 194 25 139 SINCE JUL 1 2349 2345 4 1912 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 16 2 14 2 SINCE MAR 1 16 2 14 2 SINCE JAN 1 16 21 -5 11 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 6 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 8 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 89 1100 AM AVERAGE 95 .......................................................... THE FLORENCE SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 83 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1988 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2009.........SUNRISE 726 AM EDT SUNSET 728 PM EDT MARCH 18 2009.........SUNRISE 725 AM EDT SUNSET 729 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ HEDEN