605  
CDUS42 KCHS 312115  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
515 PM EDT MON JUL 31 2023  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 84 200 PM 99 1941 88 -4 91  
MINIMUM 75 500 AM 65 1936 77 -2 82  
1997  
AVERAGE 80 82 -2 87  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 2.33 1997 0.18 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.86 5.08 0.78 6.45  
SINCE JUN 1 10.30 9.93 0.37 8.76  
SINCE JAN 1 27.10 23.62 3.48 17.38  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 15 17 -2 22  
MONTH TO DATE 590 536 54 548  
SINCE JUN 1 961 964 -3 1021  
SINCE JAN 1 1375 1351 24 1501    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 6 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 7 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.5  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 103 1999  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 68 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 31 2023..........SUNRISE 633 AM EDT SUNSET 819 PM EDT  
AUGUST 1 2023........SUNRISE 633 AM EDT SUNSET 818 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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