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Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC

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CXUS52 KCHS 021539
CLACHS

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1034 AM EST THU JAN 2 2020

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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2019...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1938 TO 2020

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             105   08/01/1999
 LOW                6   01/21/1985
HIGHEST           101   05/29                         97  06/24
                        05/28                             06/20
                                                          06/21
LOWEST             27   01/30                         14  01/05
AVG. MAXIMUM     78.1              76.2     1.9     77.5
AVG. MINIMUM     58.0              55.6     2.4     58.3
MEAN             68.0              65.9     2.1     67.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     82              55.2    26.8       89
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.4    -0.4        1
DAYS MIN <= 32     15              24.4    -9.4       20
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        74.89   2015
 MINIMUM        30.31   1954
TOTALS          49.45             51.03   -1.58    57.69
DAILY AVG.       0.13              0.14   -0.01     0.16
DAYS >= .01       102             112.7   -10.7      131
DAYS >= .10        65              74.4    -9.4       81
DAYS >= .50        31              33.4    -2.4       37
DAYS >= 1.00       15              14.8     0.2       16
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    3.23   12/22 TO 12/23

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.0               0.5    -0.5      5.3
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.3    -0.3      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                                  0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.5    -0.5        1
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.1    -0.1        1

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1566              1977    -411     1764
 SINCE 7/1        641               738     -97       MM
COOLING TOTAL    2776              2304     472     2921
 SINCE 1/1       2776              2304     472     2921

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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    52/350    DATE  09/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    69/340    DATE  09/05


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             63     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               49     RAIN                      54
LIGHT RAIN              142     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                     184     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     20
HAZE                     37

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

&&

2019 BECOMES THE 4TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD AT THE CHARLESTON
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

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