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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
423 AM EDT MON MAY 01 2023

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             94   04/23/1980
 LOW              36   04/07/1982
                       04/13/1940
                       04/06/1920
HIGHEST           81   04/22                          78  04/01
LOWEST            47   04/09                          45  04/10
AVG. MAXIMUM    73.2               72.3     0.9     72.6
AVG. MINIMUM    61.8               59.7     2.1     61.2
MEAN            67.5               66.0     1.5     66.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        7.40   1920
 MINIMUM           T   1972
TOTALS          3.94               2.96    0.98     1.20
DAYS >= .01       11                7.0     4.0        5
DAYS >= .10        8                4.7     3.3        3
DAYS >= .50        1                1.9    -0.9        0
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.9     0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.89   04/22


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     34                 62     -28       38
 SINCE 7/1      1142               1621    -479       MM
COOLING TOTAL    115                 92      23      103
 SINCE 1/1       219                118     101       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    13/020
                                13/140
                                13/240
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    25/000



-  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 MONTH:

*APR 1 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES
*APR 5 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 67 DEGREES
*APR 6 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEGREES
*APR 22 - RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 1.89 INCHES

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