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CDUS42 KCHS 122108  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
508 PM EDT FRI APR 12 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 72 220 PM 86 1930 71 1 72  
MINIMUM 59 610 AM 42 1942 59 0 55  
AVERAGE 66 65 1 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.87 1961 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.72 1.22 2.50 0.68  
SINCE MAR 1 11.61 4.25 7.36 1.99  
SINCE JAN 1 16.22 9.37 6.85 8.71  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 1  
MONTH TO DATE 27 39 -12 33  
SINCE MAR 1 120 252 -132 175  
SINCE JUL 1 1280 1596 -316 1141  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 2 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 24 22 2 38  
SINCE MAR 1 53 43 10 102  
SINCE JAN 1 53 48 5 142    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 89 2001  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 36 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 12 2024.........SUNRISE 653 AM EDT SUNSET 748 PM EDT  
APRIL 13 2024.........SUNRISE 652 AM EDT SUNSET 749 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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