History for Saint Simons Island, GA

Wednesday, August 8, 2012 — View Current Conditions

	Daily Summary

Daily

	Actual:	Average :	Record :
Temperature:
Mean Temperature	82 °F	82 °F
Max Temperature	87 °F	90 °F	99 °F (1951)
Min Temperature	76 °F	75 °F	71 °F (1966)
Degree Days:
Heating Degree Days	0	0
Month to date heating degree days	0	0
Since 1 June heating degree days	0	0
Since 1 July heating degree days	0	0
Cooling Degree Days	17	17
Month to date cooling degree days	144	143
Year to date cooling degree days	1863	1597
Since 1 June cooling degree days	1153	1155
Growing Degree Days	32 (Base 50)
Moisture:
Dew Point	74 °F
Average Humidity	79
Maximum Humidity	88
Minimum Humidity	70
Precipitation:
Precipitation	0.40 in	0.17 in	1.57 in (1970)
Month to date precipitation	1.42	1.30
Year to date precipitation	28.30	25.14
Snow:
Snow	0.00 in	-	0.00 in ()
Month to date snowfall	0.0
Since 1 June snowfall	0.0
Since 1 July snowfall	0.0
Snow Depth	0.00 in
Sea Level Pressure:
Sea Level Pressure	30.01 in
Wind:
Wind Speed	6 mph (WSW)
Max Wind Speed	41 mph
Max Gust Speed	184 mph
Visibility	8 miles
Events	Fog , Rain , Thunderstorm

T = Trace of Precipitation, MM = Missing Value

Source: NWS Daily Summary

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Astronomy for August 8, 2012:

	Rise:	Set:
Actual Time:	6:47 AM EDT	8:14 PM EDT
Civil Twilight:	6:21 AM EDT	8:40 PM EDT
Nautical Twilight:	5:50 AM EDT	9:11 PM EDT
Astronomical Twilight:	5:18 AM EDT	9:43 PM EDT
Moon:	No Moon Rise	12:59 PM EDT (8/8)
Length Of Visible Light:	14h 19m
Length of Day:	13h 27m

Waning Gibbous, 61% Moon Illumination

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	Hourly Observations

Time (EDT):	Temp.:	Dew Point:	Humidity:	Sea Level Pressure:	Visibility:	Wind Dir:	Wind Speed:	Gust Speed:	Precip:	Events:	Conditions:
12:53 AM	78.1 °F	73.9 °F	87%	30.03 in	10.0 miles	SSW	4.6 mph	-	N/A		Partly Cloudy
1:53 AM	78.1 °F	73.0 °F	84%	30.02 in	10.0 miles	SW	8.1 mph	-	N/A		Partly Cloudy
2:53 AM	78.1 °F	73.0 °F	84%	30.01 in	10.0 miles	SW	4.6 mph	-	0.00 in		Overcast
3:53 AM	78.1 °F	73.9 °F	87%	29.99 in	10.0 miles	North	-	-	0.01 in		Overcast
4:53 AM	77.0 °F	73.0 °F	88%	30.00 in	10.0 miles	SSW	3.5 mph	-	N/A		Partly Cloudy
5:53 AM	78.1 °F	73.0 °F	84%	30.00 in	10.0 miles	SSW	3.5 mph	-	N/A		Clear
6:53 AM	78.1 °F	73.9 °F	87%	30.01 in	10.0 miles	SSW	5.8 mph	-	N/A		Partly Cloudy
7:53 AM	79.0 °F	73.0 °F	82%	30.01 in	10.0 miles	SSW	8.1 mph	-	N/A		Partly Cloudy
8:53 AM	79.0 °F	73.9 °F	84%	30.01 in	10.0 miles	SW	8.1 mph	-	0.00 in		Partly Cloudy
9:53 AM	80.1 °F	73.9 °F	81%	30.03 in	10.0 miles	WSW	5.8 mph	-	N/A		Overcast
10:53 AM	80.1 °F	73.9 °F	81%	30.03 in	4.0 miles	WSW	10.4 mph	-	0.01 in	Rain	Rain
11:53 AM	84.0 °F	73.9 °F	72%	30.04 in	10.0 miles	WSW	10.4 mph	-	0.00 in		Mostly Cloudy
12:28 PM	84.2 °F	75.2 °F	74%	30.04 in	10.0 miles	WSW	6.9 mph	-	0.00 in	Thunderstorm	Overcast
12:43 PM	86.0 °F	73.4 °F	66%	30.03 in	10.0 miles	WSW	9.2 mph	-	0.00 in		Mostly Cloudy
12:53 PM	84.9 °F	73.9 °F	69%	30.03 in	10.0 miles	SW	11.5 mph	-	0.00 in		Mostly Cloudy
1:27 PM	84.2 °F	73.4 °F	70%	30.01 in	10.0 miles	SSW	6.9 mph	-	N/A	Thunderstorm	Thunderstorm
1:42 PM	84.2 °F	73.4 °F	70%	30.01 in	10.0 miles	SW	9.2 mph	-	N/A		Clear
1:53 PM	84.9 °F	75.0 °F	72%	30.01 in	10.0 miles	SSW	9.2 mph	-	N/A		Partly Cloudy
2:06 PM	84.2 °F	75.2 °F	74%	30.00 in	10.0 miles	SW	9.2 mph	-	N/A	Thunderstorm	Partly Cloudy
2:21 PM	84.2 °F	75.2 °F	74%	30.00 in	10.0 miles	SW	9.2 mph	-	N/A	Thunderstorm	Scattered Clouds
2:30 PM	82.4 °F	75.2 °F	79%	30.01 in	2.5 miles	NNW	8.1 mph	-	0.05 in	Rain , Thunderstorm	Heavy Rain
2:35 PM	80.6 °F	75.2 °F	84%	30.01 in	1.0 miles	NW	8.1 mph	-	0.13 in	Rain , Thunderstorm	Heavy Thunderstorms and Rain
2:51 PM	78.8 °F	75.2 °F	89%	30.02 in	0.5 miles	NNE	5.8 mph	-	0.36 in	Fog , Rain , Thunderstorm	Heavy Thunderstorms and Rain
2:53 PM	78.1 °F	75.9 °F	93%	30.02 in	0.8 miles	Variable	3.5 mph	-	0.37 in	Rain , Thunderstorm	Heavy Thunderstorms and Rain
2:57 PM	78.8 °F	75.2 °F	89%	30.02 in	1.2 miles	NNW	4.6 mph	-	0.00 in	Rain , Thunderstorm	Light Thunderstorms and Rain
3:01 PM	78.8 °F	75.2 °F	89%	30.02 in	4.0 miles	NW	4.6 mph	-	0.00 in	Rain , Thunderstorm	Light Thunderstorms and Rain
3:42 PM	80.6 °F	75.2 °F	84%	29.99 in	10.0 miles	West	8.1 mph	-	0.01 in		Scattered Clouds
3:53 PM	79.0 °F	75.0 °F	88%	29.99 in	10.0 miles	West	3.5 mph	-	0.01 in		Partly Cloudy
4:53 PM	80.1 °F	75.9 °F	87%	29.99 in	10.0 miles	SW	4.6 mph	-	N/A		Clear
5:53 PM	81.0 °F	75.9 °F	85%	29.99 in	10.0 miles	WSW	8.1 mph	-	N/A		Partly Cloudy
6:53 PM	80.1 °F	75.0 °F	85%	29.98 in	10.0 miles	WSW	9.2 mph	-	N/A		Clear
7:53 PM	80.1 °F	75.0 °F	85%	29.99 in	10.0 miles	SW	5.8 mph	-	N/A		Clear
8:53 PM	79.0 °F	73.9 °F	84%	29.99 in	10.0 miles	SW	5.8 mph	-	N/A		Clear
9:53 PM	78.1 °F	73.9 °F	87%	30.00 in	10.0 miles	WSW	4.6 mph	-	N/A		Clear
10:53 PM	78.1 °F	73.0 °F	84%	30.00 in	10.0 miles	Calm	Calm	-	N/A		Clear
11:53 PM	77.0 °F	73.0 °F	88%	30.00 in	10.0 miles	Calm	Calm	-	N/A		Clear

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