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CLACHS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
830 PM EST MON JAN 01 2024
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..THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 105 08/01/1999
LOW 6 01/21/1985
HIGHEST 98 07/04 98 06/14
08/13
08/14
LOWEST 27 12/20 18 12/24
AVG. MAXIMUM 78.8 76.7 2.1 77.0
AVG. MINIMUM 58.5 56.4 2.1 57.2
MEAN 68.7 66.5 2.2 67.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 73 64.3 8.7 62
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 9 22.4 -13.4 21
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 74.89 2015
MINIMUM 30.31 1954
TOTALS 54.64 52.51 2.13 50.12
DAILY AVG. 0.15 0.14 0.01 0.14
DAYS >= .01 116 113.7 2.3 119
DAYS >= .10 72 74.4 -2.4 69
DAYS >= .50 30 33.8 -3.8 28
DAYS >= 1.00 16 15.7 0.3 19
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.68 07/23 5.64 09/29 TO 09/30
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.0 0.3 -0.3 T
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.2 -0.2 2
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1216 1844 -628 1661
SINCE 7/1 560 700 -140 MM
COOLING TOTAL 2651 2434 217 2532
SINCE 1/1 2651 2434 217 MM
FREEZE DATES
EARLIEST 12/12
LATEST 01/28
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/300 DATE 06/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/300 DATE 12/10
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 69 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 57 RAIN 62
LIGHT RAIN 140 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 172 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 22
HAZE 31
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
RECORDS ESTABLISHED AT THE CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DURING
THE YEAR:
*2ND WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD
*5TH WARMEST JANUARY ON RECORD
*2ND WARMEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD
*4TH WARMEST JULY ON RECORD
*WARMEST AUGUST ON RECORD
*5TH WETTEST DECEMBER ON RECORD
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