681  
CDUS42 KCHS 152138  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
538 PM EDT TUE AUG 15 2023  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 90 210 PM 99 1918 87 3 87  
MINIMUM 82 510 AM 66 2013 77 5 76  
AVERAGE 86 82 4 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.65 2010 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.98 2.83 -0.85 2.95  
SINCE JUN 1 12.65 12.76 -0.11 11.71  
SINCE JAN 1 29.45 26.45 3.00 20.33  
 
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 21 17 4 17  
MONTH TO DATE 283 255 28 268  
SINCE JUN 1 1244 1219 25 1289  
SINCE JAN 1 1658 1606 52 1769    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 19 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 97 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 68 1894  
1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 15 2023........SUNRISE 643 AM EDT SUNSET 805 PM EDT  
AUGUST 16 2023........SUNRISE 644 AM EDT SUNSET 804 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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