397 CDUS42 KCHS 070700 CLICXM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 200 AM EST THU DEC 07 2023 ................................... ...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2023 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 58 420 PM 80 1998 62 -4 70 MINIMUM 46 650 AM 25 1937 49 -3 57 AVERAGE 52 55 -3 64 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.71 1972 0.09 -0.09 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.56 -0.56 0.24 SINCE DEC 1 0.00 0.56 -0.56 0.24 SINCE JAN 1 42.04 41.91 0.13 37.84 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 13 10 3 1 MONTH TO DATE 26 57 -31 33 SINCE DEC 1 26 57 -31 33 SINCE JUL 1 206 272 -66 186 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 4 0 4 1 SINCE DEC 1 4 0 4 1 SINCE JAN 1 2509 2441 68 2588 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0 .......................................................... THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 81 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 18 1937 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 7 2023......SUNRISE 709 AM EST SUNSET 513 PM EST DECEMBER 8 2023......SUNRISE 710 AM EST SUNSET 513 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$