603  
CDUS42 KCHS 210609  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
209 AM EDT WED AUG 21 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 2024
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 86 1100 AM 99 1902 86 0 89  
MINIMUM 75 320 PM 66 1943 76 -1 80  
AVERAGE 81 81 0 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.54 3.26 1949 0.20 0.34 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 10.71 3.82 6.89 4.44  
SINCE JUN 1 20.38 13.75 6.63 15.11  
SINCE JAN 1 40.73 27.44 13.29 31.91  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 16 16 0 20  
MONTH TO DATE 343 335 8 376  
SINCE JUN 1 1406 1299 107 1337  
SINCE JAN 1 1890 1686 204 1751    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 99 1900  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 66 1930  
1961  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2024........SUNRISE 648 AM EDT SUNSET 757 PM EDT  
AUGUST 22 2024........SUNRISE 648 AM EDT SUNSET 756 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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