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CDUS42 KCHS 312109  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
509 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2023  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 85 330 PM 97 1912 85 0 87  
1926  
MINIMUM 73 100 AM 64 1934 75 -2 79  
AVERAGE 79 80 -1 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 2.83 1987 0.20 -0.17 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 6.34 6.11 0.23 9.71  
SINCE JUN 1 17.01 16.04 0.97 18.47  
SINCE JAN 1 33.81 29.73 4.08 27.09  
 
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 14 15 -1 18  
MONTH TO DATE 580 510 70 516  
SINCE JUN 1 1541 1474 67 1537  
SINCE JAN 1 1955 1861 94 2017    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 100 1912  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 63 1934  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2023........SUNRISE 654 AM EDT SUNSET 746 PM EDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2023.....SUNRISE 654 AM EDT SUNSET 745 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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