997 CDUS42 KILM 210848 CLICRE CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 448 AM EDT MON MAY 21 2012 ................................... ...THE NORTH MYRTLE BEACH SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 2012... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1949 TO 2012 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 81 1148 AM 93 1949 80 1 77 MINIMUM 55 501 AM 46 2002 62 -7 64 AVERAGE 68 71 -3 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.10 -0.10 1.48 MONTH TO DATE 2.38 2.05 0.33 5.27 SINCE MAR 1 7.60 8.93 -1.33 9.37 SINCE JAN 1 10.84 16.04 -5.20 15.28 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 23 -23 15 SINCE MAR 1 204 502 -298 439 SINCE JUL 1 1785 2446 -661 2746 COOLING YESTERDAY 3 6 -3 6 MONTH TO DATE 140 88 52 67 SINCE MAR 1 290 130 160 159 SINCE JAN 1 290 130 160 159 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 1000 PM LOWEST 44 900 AM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE NORTH MYRTLE BEACH SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 91 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 43 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 21 2012...........SUNRISE 610 AM EDT SUNSET 814 PM EDT MAY 22 2012...........SUNRISE 609 AM EDT SUNSET 814 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$