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CDUS42 KCHS 162112  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
512 PM EDT FRI AUG 16 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 86 1020 AM 97 1954 87 -1 88  
MINIMUM 75 520 AM 68 1894 77 -2 75  
1983  
AVERAGE 81 82 -1 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.42 2023 0.19 -0.19 2.42  
MONTH TO DATE 10.17 3.02 7.15 4.40  
SINCE JUN 1 19.84 12.95 6.89 15.07  
SINCE JAN 1 40.19 26.64 13.55 31.87  
 
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 16 16 0 17  
MONTH TO DATE 275 271 4 298  
SINCE JUN 1 1338 1235 103 1259  
SINCE JAN 1 1822 1622 200 1673    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 100 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 70 1972  
1976  
1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2024........SUNRISE 644 AM EDT SUNSET 803 PM EDT  
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 645 AM EDT SUNSET 802 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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