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CXUS52 KCHS 020036
CLMCHS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
834 PM EDT MON APR 01 2024
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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 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 90 03/21/2017
03/10/1974
03/18/1963
LOW 15 03/03/1980
HIGHEST 86 03/15 87 03/07
LOWEST 39 03/19 33 03/15
AVG. MAXIMUM 74.7 70.1 4.6 72.8
AVG. MINIMUM 53.4 47.3 6.1 51.1
MEAN 64.0 58.7 5.3 61.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 1.6 -1.6 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 11.11 1983
MINIMUM 0.36 2004
TOTALS 8.12 3.35 4.77 1.54
DAYS >= .01 8 8.2 -0.2 10
DAYS >= .10 7 5.2 1.8 4
DAYS >= .50 5 2.2 2.8 0
DAYS >= 1.00 4 1.0 3.0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.18 03/01 TO 03/02
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.3 -0.3
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 79 227 -148 164
SINCE 7/1 1340 1764 -424 MM
COOLING TOTAL 58 31 27 76
SINCE 1/1 85 42 43 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/180
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 40/180
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 2
- 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 MONTH:
*MAR 1 - RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 3.04 INCHES
*MAR 9 - RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 1.95 INCHES
*MAR 22 - RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 1.09 INCHES
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