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CDUS42 KCHS 192118  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
518 PM EDT SAT AUG 19 2023  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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 92 1020 AM 98 1895 86 6 86  
MINIMUM 81 600 AM 67 1976 76 5 75  
AVERAGE 87 81 6 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 5.39 1981 0.20 -0.20 1.57  
MONTH TO DATE 4.44 3.62 0.82 5.21  
SINCE JUN 1 15.11 13.55 1.56 13.97  
SINCE JAN 1 31.91 27.24 4.67 22.59  
 
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 22 16 6 16  
MONTH TO DATE 357 319 38 326  
SINCE JUN 1 1318 1283 35 1347  
SINCE JAN 1 1732 1670 62 1827    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 99 1902  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 66 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 19 2023........SUNRISE 646 AM EDT SUNSET 800 PM EDT  
AUGUST 20 2023........SUNRISE 646 AM EDT SUNSET 759 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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