662  
CXUS52 KCHS 011556  
CLMCXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
1021 AM EST THU FEB 01 2024  
   
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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 82 01/23/1937  
LOW 10 01/21/1985  
HIGHEST 71 01/25 72 01/03  
LOWEST 26 01/21 34 01/15  
AVG. MAXIMUM 59.0 58.0 1.0 62.7  
AVG. MINIMUM 45.0 43.6 1.4 48.7  
MEAN 52.0 50.8 1.2 55.7  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 1 3.5 -2.5 0  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 7.68 1895  
MINIMUM 0.19 1898  
TOTALS 1.50 2.56 -1.06 3.23  
DAYS >= .01 7 8.4 -1.4 13  
DAYS >= .10 2 5.1 -3.1 6  
DAYS >= .50 1 1.6 -0.6 2  
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.6 0.4 1  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 1.06 01/09  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 395 442 -47 280  
SINCE 7/1 867 1003 -136 MM  
COOLING TOTAL 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE 1/1 0 2 -2 MM    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 50/180  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 61/180  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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