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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
414 PM EST WED JAN 04 2023

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2022...

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   06/14         MM      MM       96
LOWEST            19   12/24         MM      MM       35
AVG. MAXIMUM    73.7               73.3     0.4     74.9
AVG. MINIMUM    62.2               61.1     1.1     62.9
MEAN            68.0               67.2     0.8     68.9
DAYS MAX >= 90    17               24.5    -7.5       25
DAYS MAX <= 32     1                0.0     1.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     7                6.1     0.9        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       74.87   MM
 MINIMUM       27.63   MM
TOTALS         39.20              44.26   -5.06    45.53
DAYS >= .01      109              101.9     7.1      107
DAYS >= .10       62               65.1    -3.1       64
DAYS >= .50       18               27.2    -9.2       28
DAYS >= 1.00      13               12.4     0.6       13
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   3.96


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1415               1623    -208     1261
 SINCE 7/1       530                567     -37       MM
COOLING TOTAL   2596               2448     148     2815
 SINCE 1/1      2596               2448     148       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    34/350    DATE  09/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/320    DATE  09/30



-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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