695  
CDUS42 KCHS 122118  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
518 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2023  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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 68 1240 PM 86 2014 77 -9 79  
MINIMUM 63 320 AM 45 1906 65 -2 69  
AVERAGE 66 71 -5 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.59 1.80 1893 0.15 0.44 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.70 1.97 -1.27 0.02  
SINCE SEP 1 6.44 7.22 -0.78 7.84  
SINCE JAN 1 40.25 36.95 3.30 34.93  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 5  
SINCE SEP 1 2 1 1 7  
SINCE JUL 1 2 1 1 7  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 6 -5 9  
MONTH TO DATE 75 92 -17 51  
SINCE SEP 1 455 469 -14 447  
SINCE JAN 1 2411 2330 81 2464    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.3  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 87 2014  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 47 1977  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 12 2023.......SUNRISE 721 AM EDT SUNSET 651 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 13 2023.......SUNRISE 722 AM EDT SUNSET 649 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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