770  
CDUS42 KCHS 212113  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
513 PM EDT WED AUG 21 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 82 240 PM 99 1900 86 -4 90  
MINIMUM 74 600 AM 66 1930 76 -2 82  
1961  
AVERAGE 78 81 -3 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.56 1941 0.19 -0.19 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 10.71 4.01 6.70 4.44  
SINCE JUN 1 20.38 13.94 6.44 15.11  
SINCE JAN 1 40.73 27.63 13.10 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 13 16 -3 21  
MONTH TO DATE 356 351 5 397  
SINCE JUN 1 1419 1315 104 1358  
SINCE JAN 1 1903 1702 201 1772    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.3  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 98 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 65 1930  
 
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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