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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
512 PM EDT SUN OCT 20 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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 73 330 PM 87 1926 75 -2 74  
MINIMUM 56 540 AM 40 1972 62 -6 61  
AVERAGE 65 68 -3 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.82 1904 0.12 -0.12 0.17  
MONTH TO DATE 0.15 3.03 -2.88 1.18  
SINCE SEP 1 4.62 8.28 -3.66 6.92  
SINCE JAN 1 45.52 38.01 7.51 40.73  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 20 8 12 9  
SINCE SEP 1 20 9 11 9  
SINCE JUL 1 20 9 11 9  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 3  
MONTH TO DATE 118 133 -15 91  
SINCE SEP 1 504 510 -6 471  
SINCE JAN 1 2560 2371 189 2427    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 84 1943  
1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 39 1913  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 20 2024.......SUNRISE 728 AM EDT SUNSET 640 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 21 2024.......SUNRISE 729 AM EDT SUNSET 639 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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