198  
CDUS42 KCHS 212112  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
512 PM EDT MON OCT 21 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 75 310 PM 84 1943 74 1 73  
1962  
MINIMUM 57 700 AM 39 1913 61 -4 56  
AVERAGE 66 68 -2 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.77 1959 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.15 3.14 -2.99 1.18  
SINCE SEP 1 4.62 8.39 -3.77 6.92  
SINCE JAN 1 45.52 38.12 7.40 40.73  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 20 9 11 9  
SINCE SEP 1 20 10 10 9  
SINCE JUL 1 20 10 10 9  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 4 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 119 137 -18 91  
SINCE SEP 1 505 514 -9 471  
SINCE JAN 1 2561 2375 186 2427    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 1919  
1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 42 1952  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 21 2024.......SUNRISE 729 AM EDT SUNSET 639 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 22 2024.......SUNRISE 730 AM EDT SUNSET 638 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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