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Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

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CXUS52 KILM 011431
CLAFLO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
931 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2021

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...THE FLORENCE SOUTH  CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2020

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            108   06/27/1954
 LOW               0   01/21/1985
HIGHEST           98   07/20         MM      MM      102  05/28
LOWEST            22   12/26         MM      MM       23  01/22
AVG. MAXIMUM    76.3               74.6     1.7     77.3
AVG. MINIMUM    56.1               52.8     3.3     55.3
MEAN            66.2               63.7     2.5     66.3
DAYS MAX >= 90    65               56.4     8.6       MM
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.7    -0.7       MM
DAYS MIN <= 32    25               40.0   -15.0       MM
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0       MM

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       64.71   1959
 MINIMUM       27.50   1954
TOTALS         62.31              42.91   19.40    45.37
DAILY AVG.      0.17               0.12    0.05
DAYS >= .01      133              106.0    27.0
DAYS >= .10       91               70.4    20.6
DAYS >= .50       43               28.6    14.4
DAYS >= 1.00      21               11.7     9.3
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.71

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          17.0   1973
TOTALS            MM                1.5
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.8
DAYS >= 1.0       MM                0.7

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1877               2524    -647     2080
 SINCE 7/1       828                978    -150      825
COOLING TOTAL   2419               2062     357     2666
 SINCE 1/1      2419               2063     356     2666

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     10/14/1988
 LATEST       04/20/1983
EARLIEST                        11/03
LATEST                          03/29
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   0/270
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/190    DATE  02/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/250    DATE  02/07

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.36
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          204
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            100
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         61

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             64     MIXED PRECIP              MM
HEAVY RAIN               64     RAIN                      75
LIGHT RAIN              165     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                      MM
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                     MM
FOG                     188     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     38
HAZE                     48

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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