CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2008
 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         71    241 PM  96    1930  73     -2       82       
  MINIMUM         60   1159 PM  30    1947  48     12       43       
  AVERAGE         66                        60      6       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.95          1.01 1973   0.14   1.81     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.99                      1.04   0.95     0.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.69                     14.63   2.06    13.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 1     21.9                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        53    -30       26       
  SINCE MAR 1    840                       987   -147      818       
  SINCE JUL 1   4037                      4537   -500     4237       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        13     -6       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        45    -18       73       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        45    -18       73       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE CHARLESTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        98      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        28      1947                    
                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2008...........SUNRISE   620 AM EDT   SUNSET   826 PM EDT   
MAY 10 2008...........SUNRISE   619 AM EDT   SUNSET   827 PM EDT   
                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.