Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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CXUS52 KCHS 022052
CLACXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
329 PM EST THU JAN 02 2025
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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2025
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 94 07/11 94
07/15
LOWEST 26 01/21 34
AVG. MAXIMUM 74.2 73.3 0.9 74.5
AVG. MINIMUM 63.0 61.1 1.9 62.7
MEAN 68.6 67.2 1.4 68.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 16 24.5 -8.5 31
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 1 6.1 -5.1 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 74.87 1945
MINIMUM 27.63 2000
TOTALS 49.12 44.26 4.86 49.32
DAYS >= .01 96 101.9 -5.9 119
DAYS >= .10 61 65.1 -4.1 78
DAYS >= .50 30 27.2 2.8 28
DAYS >= 1.00 14 12.4 1.6 15
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.63 03/09
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1292 1623 -331 1087
SINCE 7/1 473 567 -94 MM
COOLING TOTAL 2706 2448 258 2512
SINCE 1/1 2706 2448 258 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 50/180 DATE 01/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 63/170 DATE 09/27
- 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 IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON DURING THE YEAR:
*4TH WARMEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD
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