Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1025 AM EDT MON APR 03 2023

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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             90   03/21/2017
                       03/10/1974
                       03/18/1963
 LOW              15   03/03/1980
HIGHEST           87   03/07                          85  03/03
LOWEST            33   03/15                          25  03/13
AVG. MAXIMUM    72.8               70.1     2.7     73.5
AVG. MINIMUM    51.1               47.3     3.8     50.8
MEAN            61.9               58.7     3.2     62.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                1.6    -1.6        2
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       11.11   1983
 MINIMUM        0.36   2004
TOTALS          1.54               3.35   -1.81     2.08
DAYS >= .01       10                8.2     1.8       10
DAYS >= .10        4                5.2    -1.2        7
DAYS >= .50        0                2.2    -2.2        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                1.0    -1.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.43   03/10

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.3    -0.3

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    164                227     -63      135
 SINCE 7/1      1233               1764    -531       MM
COOLING TOTAL     76                 31      45       57
 SINCE 1/1       149                 42     107       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/200
                                30/190
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/170


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      2

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

&&

RECORDS ESTABLISHED AT THE CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DURING
THE MONTH:

*MAR 1 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 86 DEGREES
*MAR 7 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 87 DEGREES
*MAR 25 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE SET OF 65 DEGREES

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