Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
121 CXUS52 KCHS 011934 CLMCXM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 230 PM EST MON JAN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023... 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 DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 81 12/07/1998 12/19/1967 12/09/1943 LOW 12 12/30/1917 HIGHEST 74 12/10 78 12/07 LOWEST 36 12/20 19 12/24 AVG. MAXIMUM 61.5 60.9 0.6 59.6 AVG. MINIMUM 49.6 46.8 2.8 46.1 MEAN 55.5 53.8 1.7 52.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 1.2 -1.2 4 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 10.56 1941 MINIMUM 0.19 1919 TOTALS 7.28 2.91 4.37 1.60 DAYS >= .01 8 8.5 -0.5 MM DAYS >= .10 6 4.8 1.2 MM DAYS >= .50 3 1.8 1.2 MM DAYS >= 1.00 3 0.6 2.4 MM GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 3.92 12/17 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 292 353 -61 377 SINCE 7/1 472 567 -95 MM COOLING TOTAL 7 7 0 9 SINCE 1/1 2512 2448 64 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/060 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/060 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && RECORDS ESTABLISHED IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON DURING THE MONTH: *5TH WETTEST DECEMBER ON RECORD *DEC 3 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 64 DEGREES *DEC 17 - RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 3.92 INCHES $$