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CDUS42 KCHS 222116  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
516 PM EDT THU AUG 22 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 80 200 PM 98 1983 86 -6 93  
MINIMUM 70 540 AM 65 1930 76 -6 81  
AVERAGE 75 81 -6 87  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.16 2008 0.21 -0.21 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 10.71 4.22 6.49 4.44  
SINCE JUN 1 20.38 14.15 6.23 15.11  
SINCE JAN 1 40.73 27.84 12.89 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 10 16 -6 22  
MONTH TO DATE 366 367 -1 419  
SINCE JUN 1 1429 1331 98 1380  
SINCE JAN 1 1913 1718 195 1794    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.4  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 98 2014  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 62 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 22 2024........SUNRISE 648 AM EDT SUNSET 756 PM EDT  
AUGUST 23 2024........SUNRISE 649 AM EDT SUNSET 755 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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