Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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CXUS52 KCHS 020146
CLACXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
830 PM EST MON JAN 01 2024
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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 104 06/02/1985
06/24/1944
LOW 7 02/14/1899
HIGHEST 94 07/21 94
08/08
LOWEST 34 01/15 19
AVG. MAXIMUM 74.5 73.3 1.2 73.7
AVG. MINIMUM 62.7 61.1 1.6 62.2
MEAN 68.6 67.2 1.4 68.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 31 24.5 6.5 17
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 6.1 -6.1 7
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 74.87 1945
MINIMUM 27.63 2000
TOTALS 49.32 44.26 5.06 39.20
DAYS >= .01 119 101.9 17.1 109
DAYS >= .10 78 65.1 12.9 62
DAYS >= .50 28 27.2 0.8 18
DAYS >= 1.00 15 12.4 2.6 13
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.92 12/17
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1087 1623 -536 1415
SINCE 7/1 472 567 -95 MM
COOLING TOTAL 2512 2448 64 2596
SINCE 1/1 2512 2448 64 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/160 DATE 08/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/170 DATE 08/30
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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RECORDS ESTABLISHED IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON DURING THE YEAR:
*2ND WARMEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD
*5TH WETTEST DECEMBER ON RECORD
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