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CDUS42 KCHS 082212  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
512 PM EST FRI DEC 08 2023  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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 63 240 PM 80 1978 62 1 73  
1998  
MINIMUM 48 720 AM 30 1937 48 0 62  
AVERAGE 56 55 1 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.49 1957 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.75 -0.75 0.24  
SINCE DEC 1 0.00 0.75 -0.75 0.24  
SINCE JAN 1 42.04 42.10 -0.06 37.84  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 9 10 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 49 77 -28 33  
SINCE DEC 1 49 77 -28 33  
SINCE JUL 1 229 292 -63 186  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 3  
MONTH TO DATE 4 0 4 9  
SINCE DEC 1 4 0 4 9  
SINCE JAN 1 2509 2441 68 2596    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 10 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 81 1943  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 27 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 8 2023......SUNRISE 710 AM EST SUNSET 513 PM EST  
DECEMBER 9 2023......SUNRISE 710 AM EST SUNSET 514 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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