Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
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CXUS52 KCHS 031427
CLMCHS
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.
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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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