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CDUS42 KCHS 082114  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
514 PM EDT THU AUG 08 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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 89 310 PM 98 1968 87 2 94  
2011  
MINIMUM 75 540 AM 68 1989 77 -2 78  
AVERAGE 82 82 0 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.11 2.96 1974 0.18 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 8.17 1.49 6.68 1.56  
SINCE JUN 1 17.84 11.42 6.42 12.23  
SINCE JAN 1 38.19 25.11 13.08 29.03  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 17 17 0 21  
MONTH TO DATE 134 136 -2 134  
SINCE JUN 1 1197 1100 97 1095  
SINCE JAN 1 1681 1487 194 1509    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 96 1900  
2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 67 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 8 2024........SUNRISE 639 AM EDT SUNSET 811 PM EDT  
AUGUST 9 2024........SUNRISE 639 AM EDT SUNSET 810 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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