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CXUS52 KCHS 020146
CLACXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
830 PM EST MON JAN 01 2024
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 104 06/02/1985
06/24/1944
LOW 7 02/14/1899
HIGHEST 94 07/21 94
08/08
LOWEST 34 01/15 19
AVG. MAXIMUM 74.5 73.3 1.2 73.7
AVG. MINIMUM 62.7 61.1 1.6 62.2
MEAN 68.6 67.2 1.4 68.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 31 24.5 6.5 17
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 6.1 -6.1 7
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 74.87 1945
MINIMUM 27.63 2000
TOTALS 49.32 44.26 5.06 39.20
DAYS >= .01 119 101.9 17.1 109
DAYS >= .10 78 65.1 12.9 62
DAYS >= .50 28 27.2 0.8 18
DAYS >= 1.00 15 12.4 2.6 13
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.92 12/17
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1087 1623 -536 1415
SINCE 7/1 472 567 -95 MM
COOLING TOTAL 2512 2448 64 2596
SINCE 1/1 2512 2448 64 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/160 DATE 08/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/170 DATE 08/30
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
RECORDS ESTABLISHED IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON DURING THE YEAR:
*2ND WARMEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD
*5TH WETTEST DECEMBER ON RECORD
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