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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1034 AM EDT SUN OCT 01 2023

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 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            100   09/05/1944
                       09/04/1944
                       09/02/1912
 LOW              50   09/30/1967
                       09/29/1942
HIGHEST           93   09/06                          92  09/06
LOWEST            65   09/28                          60  09/30
AVG. MAXIMUM    82.7               82.6     0.1     82.9
AVG. MINIMUM    71.9               72.5    -0.6     73.0
MEAN            77.3               77.6    -0.3     77.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     3                1.7     1.3        3
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       16.24   1945
 MINIMUM        0.40   1901
TOTALS          5.74               5.25    0.49     7.82
DAYS >= .01       10                8.6     1.4       10
DAYS >= .10        7                5.8     1.2        6
DAYS >= .50        4                2.8     1.2        3
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.4    -0.4        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.89   09/17

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                  1      -1        2
 SINCE 7/1         0                  0       0       MM
COOLING TOTAL    380                377       3      396
 SINCE 1/1      2336               2238      98       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/000
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/120



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

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