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CDUS42 KCHS 242111  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
511 PM EDT SAT AUG 24 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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 80 330 PM 99 1938 86 -6 86  
MINIMUM 73 450 AM 63 1931 76 -3 77  
AVERAGE 77 81 -4 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 5.05 1970 0.22 -0.22 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 10.71 4.66 6.05 4.44  
SINCE JUN 1 20.38 14.59 5.79 15.11  
SINCE JAN 1 40.73 28.28 12.45 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 12 16 -4 17  
MONTH TO DATE 389 399 -10 454  
SINCE JUN 1 1452 1363 89 1415  
SINCE JAN 1 1936 1750 186 1829    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 19 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.6  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 96 1915  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 64 1957  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 24 2024........SUNRISE 650 AM EDT SUNSET 754 PM EDT  
AUGUST 25 2024........SUNRISE 650 AM EDT SUNSET 753 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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