CDUS42 KCHS 260701 CLICXM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 201 AM EST THU DEC 26 2024 ................................... ...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 2024... 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) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 53 210 PM 76 1984 60 -7 63 2008 MINIMUM 42 800 AM 18 1983 45 -3 57 AVERAGE 48 52 -4 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.80 1953 0.09 -0.09 1.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.58 2.41 -1.83 5.18 SINCE DEC 1 0.58 2.41 -1.83 5.18 SINCE JAN 1 47.63 43.76 3.87 47.22 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 17 13 4 5 MONTH TO DATE 317 273 44 229 SINCE DEC 1 317 273 44 229 SINCE JUL 1 423 488 -65 409 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 7 SINCE DEC 1 1 0 1 7 SINCE JAN 1 2706 2441 265 2512 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0 .......................................................... THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 77 2021 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 18 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 26 2024......SUNRISE 721 AM EST SUNSET 521 PM EST DECEMBER 27 2024......SUNRISE 721 AM EST SUNSET 521 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$