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CXUS52 KCHS 020038
CLMCXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
834 PM EDT MON APR 01 2024
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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 94 03/23/1907
LOW 22 03/03/1980
HIGHEST 78 03/31 84 03/07
LOWEST 44 03/19 38 03/15
AVG. MAXIMUM 68.8 65.6 3.2 68.3
AVG. MINIMUM 56.5 52.0 4.5 56.0
MEAN 62.7 58.8 3.9 62.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 10.51 1944
MINIMUM 0.33 1938
TOTALS 7.89 3.03 4.86 1.31
DAYS >= .01 10 7.9 2.1 8
DAYS >= .10 6 4.9 1.1 4
DAYS >= .50 5 1.8 3.2 0
DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.6 1.4 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.63 03/09
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 93 213 -120 142
SINCE 7/1 1253 1558 -305 MM
COOLING TOTAL 29 21 8 64
SINCE 1/1 29 26 3 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 27/190
27/130
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 42/260
- 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 MONTH:
*MAR 1 - RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 1.57 INCHES
*MAR 9 - RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 3.63 INCHES
*MAR 16 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES
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