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CDUS42 KCHS 172115
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
515 PM EDT THU AUG 17 2023
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 88 100 PM 100 1954 86 2 80
MINIMUM 76 1200 AM 70 1972 77 -1 73
1976
1979
AVERAGE 82 82 0 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.04 5.57 1945 0.21 -0.17 0.62
MONTH TO DATE 4.44 3.23 1.21 3.57
SINCE JUN 1 15.11 13.16 1.95 12.33
SINCE JAN 1 31.91 26.85 5.06 20.95
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 17 16 1 12
MONTH TO DATE 315 287 28 297
SINCE JUN 1 1276 1251 25 1318
SINCE JAN 1 1690 1638 52 1798
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 97 1944
1995
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 67 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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