073  
CDUS42 KCHS 172108  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
508 PM EDT SAT AUG 17 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 88 130 PM 100 1954 86 2 88  
MINIMUM 77 620 AM 70 1972 77 0 76  
1976  
1979  
AVERAGE 83 82 1 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 5.57 1945 0.21 -0.21 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 10.17 3.23 6.94 4.44  
SINCE JUN 1 19.84 13.16 6.68 15.11  
SINCE JAN 1 40.19 26.85 13.34 31.91  
 
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 18 16 2 17  
MONTH TO DATE 293 287 6 315  
SINCE JUN 1 1356 1251 105 1276  
SINCE JAN 1 1840 1638 202 1690    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 97 1944  
1995  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 67 1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 645 AM EDT SUNSET 802 PM EDT  
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE 646 AM EDT SUNSET 801 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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