475  
CDUS42 KCHS 170602  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
202 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2023  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2023
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 88 1220 PM 97 1954 87 1 87  
MINIMUM 75 820 PM 68 1894 77 -2 77  
1983  
AVERAGE 82 82 0 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 2.42R 1.59 1941 0.19 2.23 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.40 3.02 1.38 2.95  
SINCE JUN 1 15.07 12.95 2.12 11.71  
SINCE JAN 1 31.87 26.64 5.23 20.33  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 17 16 1 17  
MONTH TO DATE 298 271 27 285  
SINCE JUN 1 1259 1235 24 1306  
SINCE JAN 1 1673 1622 51 1786    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 100 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 70 1972  
1976  
1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2023........SUNRISE 644 AM EDT SUNSET 803 PM EDT  
AUGUST 18 2023........SUNRISE 645 AM EDT SUNSET 802 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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