Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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CXUS52 KCHS 021546
CLACXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1034 AM EST THU JAN 2 2020
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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2019...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2020
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 100 05/27 96
LOWEST 33 01/22 22
AVG. MAXIMUM 74.5 72.9 1.6 73.9
AVG. MINIMUM 63.0 60.6 2.4 61.9
MEAN 68.7 66.8 1.9 67.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 27 27.6 -0.6 19
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 7.4 -7.4 11
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 74.87 1945
MINIMUM 27.63 2000
TOTALS 40.78 44.42 -3.64 47.32
DAYS >= .01 99 101.2 -2.2 117
DAYS >= .10 61 65.4 -4.4 74
DAYS >= .50 22 27.6 -5.6 29
DAYS >= 1.00 11 12.1 -1.1 12
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 4.08
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1310 1734 -424 1631
SINCE 7/1 517 606 -89 522
COOLING TOTAL 2792 2376 416 2811
SINCE 1/1 2792 2376 416 2811
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/020 DATE 09/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/200 DATE 04/19
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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2019 BECOMES THE 4TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD AT DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.
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