314  
CDUS42 KCHS 302113  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
513 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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 1200 AM 95 1912 85 -1 85  
1948  
1998  
MINIMUM 76 550 AM 61 1986 75 1 75  
AVERAGE 80 80 0 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.67 3.75 1910 0.19 1.48 0.38  
MONTH TO DATE 6.16 5.91 0.25 9.69  
SINCE JUN 1 16.83 15.84 0.99 18.45  
SINCE JAN 1 33.63 29.53 4.10 27.07  
 
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 15 0 15  
MONTH TO DATE 566 493 73 498  
SINCE JUN 1 1527 1457 70 1519  
SINCE JAN 1 1941 1844 97 1999    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 97 1912  
1926  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 64 1934  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 30 2023........SUNRISE 653 AM EDT SUNSET 747 PM EDT  
AUGUST 31 2023........SUNRISE 654 AM EDT SUNSET 746 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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