CDUS42 KCHS 242108 CLICXM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 508 PM EDT WED APR 24 2024 ................................... ...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 2024... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2024 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 74 1230 PM 90 1980 74 0 72 MINIMUM 58 520 AM 47 2012 62 -4 61 AVERAGE 66 68 -2 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 3.06 2017 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.12 2.42 1.70 3.18 SINCE MAR 1 12.01 5.45 6.56 4.49 SINCE JAN 1 16.62 10.57 6.05 11.21 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 38 58 -20 34 SINCE MAR 1 131 271 -140 176 SINCE JUL 1 1291 1615 -324 1142 COOLING TODAY 1 4 -3 2 MONTH TO DATE 89 63 26 89 SINCE MAR 1 118 84 34 153 SINCE JAN 1 118 89 29 193 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2 .......................................................... THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1958 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 46 1910 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 24 2024.........SUNRISE 639 AM EDT SUNSET 757 PM EDT APRIL 25 2024.........SUNRISE 638 AM EDT SUNSET 757 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$