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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
508 PM EDT SAT AUG 17 2024

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         88    130 PM 100    1954  86      2       88
  MINIMUM         77    620 AM  70    1972  77      0       76
                                      1976
                                      1979
  AVERAGE         83                        82      1       82

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          5.57 1945   0.21  -0.21     0.04
  MONTH TO DATE   10.17                      3.23   6.94     4.44
  SINCE JUN 1     19.84                     13.16   6.68    15.11
  SINCE JAN 1     40.19                     26.85  13.34    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           18                        16      2       17
  MONTH TO DATE  293                       287      6      315
  SINCE JUN 1   1356                      1251    105     1276
  SINCE JAN 1   1840                      1638    202     1690
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        97      1944
                                             1995
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        67      1979


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE   645 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 PM EDT
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE   646 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 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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