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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
230 PM EST MON JAN 01 2024

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...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
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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
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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.

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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

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