CXUS52 KCHS 020036 CLMCHS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 834 PM EDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 90 03/21/2017 03/10/1974 03/18/1963 LOW 15 03/03/1980 HIGHEST 86 03/15 87 03/07 LOWEST 39 03/19 33 03/15 AVG. MAXIMUM 74.7 70.1 4.6 72.8 AVG. MINIMUM 53.4 47.3 6.1 51.1 MEAN 64.0 58.7 5.3 61.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 1.6 -1.6 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 11.11 1983 MINIMUM 0.36 2004 TOTALS 8.12 3.35 4.77 1.54 DAYS >= .01 8 8.2 -0.2 10 DAYS >= .10 7 5.2 1.8 4 DAYS >= .50 5 2.2 2.8 0 DAYS >= 1.00 4 1.0 3.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 3.18 03/01 TO 03/02 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 79 227 -148 164 SINCE 7/1 1340 1764 -424 MM COOLING TOTAL 58 31 27 76 SINCE 1/1 85 42 43 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/180 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 40/180 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && RECORDS ESTABLISHED AT THE CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DURING THE MONTH: *MAR 1 - RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 3.04 INCHES *MAR 9 - RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 1.95 INCHES *MAR 22 - RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 1.09 INCHES $$