CXUS52 KILM 020138 CLMMYR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 931 PM EDT WED APR 1 2009 ................................... ...THE NORTH MYRTLE BEACH SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2009... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1949 TO 2009 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 86 LOW 21 HIGHEST 84 03/09 MM MM 73 LOWEST 21R 03/04 MM MM 33 AVG. MAXIMUM 62.0 62.8 -0.8 64.6 AVG. MINIMUM 44.5 43.0 1.5 45.0 MEAN 53.3 53.7 -0.4 54.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 4 2.9 1.1 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 3.10 3.79 -0.69 2.62 DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.12 -0.02 0.08 DAYS >= .01 10 7.2 2.8 9 DAYS >= .10 7 5.2 1.8 7 DAYS >= .50 2 2.2 -0.2 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.3 -1.3 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.74 03/16 TO 03/16 0.92 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS 24 HR TOTAL MM TOTALS MM MM MM MM SINCE 7/1 MM MM MM MM DAYS >= 1.0 MM MM MM MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM MM MM 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 358 319 39 310 SINCE 7/1 2280 2109 171 1968 COOLING TOTAL 3 14 -11 1 SINCE 1/1 3 15 -12 1 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/220 DATE 03/29 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 37/270 DATE 03/29 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 7 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$