NOUS42 KCHS 082034 PNSCHS GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-110000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 441 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2010 ...2010 THE WARMEST SUMMER ON RECORD IN SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON... METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER IS DEFINED AS JUNE...JULY AND AUGUST. THE SUMMER OF 2010 WAS THE WARMEST SUMMER EVER RECORDED IN THE SAVANNAH GA AREA AND AT THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN CHARLESTON SC /KCHS/. AT SAVANNAH...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE 3 MONTH SUMMER PERIOD WAS 83.9 DEGREES...WHICH WAS THE WARMEST SUMMER ON RECORD. HERE IS HOW THE SUMMER OF 2010 COMPARED TO OTHER WARM SUMMERS SINCE RECORDS BEGAN FOR THE SAVANNAH AREA IN 1874: YEAR AVERAGE SUMMER TEMPERATURE ---- -------------------------- 2010 83.9F 1993 83.7 1986 83.3 1943 83.1 1987 82.9 1981/1990 82.7 1942/1980/1998 82.5 AT SAVANNAH...TEMPERATURES REACHED OR EXCEEDED 90 DEGREES ON 75 DAYS DURING THE SUMMER OF 2010. THIS TIED THE MOST 90F SUMMER DAYS EVER MEASURED IN THE SAVANNAH AREA DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. YEAR SUMMER DAYS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES 90F OR HIGHER ---- ------------------------------------------------ 2010/1986/1993 75 1987/1990/2009 74 1954 73 1943 72 ON 40 CONSECUTIVE DAYS /JULY 6 THROUGH AUGUST 14/ THE TEMPERATURE AT SAVANNAH TOPPED OUT AT 90 DEGREES OR GREATER. THIS WAS THE SECOND LONGEST STREAK OF 90F DAYS ON RECORD. ALSO OF NOTE...TEMPERATURES AT SAVANNAH REACHED 95 DEGREES OR GREATER ON 37 DAYS DURING THE SUMMER OF 2010. HERE ARE THE TOP FIVE YEARS FOR 95F SUMMER DAYS: YEAR SUMMER DAYS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES 95F OR HIGHER ---- ------------------------------------------------ 1986 51 1993 47 1954 44 1981 41 2010 37 WARM NIGHTS CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE RECORD SUMMER OF 2010 AT SAVANNAH. ON 52 NIGHTS...TEMPERATURES BOTTOMED OUT AT 75F OR HIGHER. THIS RANKED SECOND AS MOST NIGHTS OF 75F OR HIGHER EVER MEASURED IN THE SAVANNAH AREA. YEAR SUMMER NIGHTS WITH LOW TEMPERATURES 75F OR HIGHER ---- ------------------------------------------------- 1883 54 2010 52 1881 50 1885 49 1880 48 THE SUMMER OF 2010 AT SAVANNAH FEATURED THE SECOND WARMEST JUNE ON RECORD /83.6F...WHICH ALSO OCCURRED IN JUNE 1952/ AND THE FOURTH WARMEST AUGUST ON RECORD /84.2F/. AT CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE THREE MONTH SUMMER PERIOD WAS 83.1 DEGREES...THE WARMEST SUMMER PERIOD EVER RECORDED. HERE IS HOW THE SUMMER OF 2010 COMPARED TO OTHER WARM SUMMERS SINCE RECORDS BEGAN AT THE CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN 1938: YEAR AVERAGE SUMMER TEMPERATURE ----- -------------------------- 2010 83.1F 1998 82.6 1986 82.5 1990/1993 82.4 1981/1987 82.2 1977 82.1 1991/1995 81.5 AT CHARLESTON...TEMPERATURES REACHED OR EXCEEDED 90 DEGREES ON 74 DAYS DURING THE SUMMER OF 2010...THE MOST 90F SUMMER DAYS EVER MEASURED DURING THE SUMMER AT THE AIRPORT. YEAR SUMMER DAYS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES 90F OR HIGHER ---- ------------------------------------------------ 2010 74 1990 70 1977/1987/1993/1998 63 ON 25 CONSECUTIVE DAYS /JULY 6 THROUGH JULY 30/ THE HIGH TEMPERATURE REACHED OR EXCEEDED 90F AT THE AIRPORT...THE FIFTH LONGEST STRING OF 90F DAYS ON RECORD. ALSO...BETWEEN JUNE 10 AND JUNE 30 THE TEMPERATURE TOPPED OUT AT 90F OR HIGHER ON 21 CONSECUTIVE DAYS...THE SEVENTH LONGEST SUCH STREAK ON RECORD. WARM NIGHTS CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE RECORD SUMMER OF 2010 AT THE CHARLESTON AIRPORT. ON 53 NIGHTS TEMPERATURES BOTTOMED OUT AT 75F OR HIGHER AT THE AIRPORT. THIS WAS THE MOST NIGHTS OF 75F OR HIGHER EVER MEASURED AT THE AIRPORT. YEAR SUMMER NIGHTS WITH LOW TEMPERATURES 75F OR HIGHER ---- ------------------------------------------------- 2010 53 1998 45 1981 43 1986/1991 37 1973 27 THE SUMMER OF 2010 AT CHARLESTON FEATURED THE WARMEST JUNE ON RECORD /83.4F/ AND THE THIRD WARMEST AUGUST ON RECORD /83.3F/. $$