CXUS52 KCHS 020038 CLMCXM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 834 PM EDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 94 03/23/1907 LOW 22 03/03/1980 HIGHEST 78 03/31 84 03/07 LOWEST 44 03/19 38 03/15 AVG. MAXIMUM 68.8 65.6 3.2 68.3 AVG. MINIMUM 56.5 52.0 4.5 56.0 MEAN 62.7 58.8 3.9 62.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 10.51 1944 MINIMUM 0.33 1938 TOTALS 7.89 3.03 4.86 1.31 DAYS >= .01 10 7.9 2.1 8 DAYS >= .10 6 4.9 1.1 4 DAYS >= .50 5 1.8 3.2 0 DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.6 1.4 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 3.63 03/09 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 93 213 -120 142 SINCE 7/1 1253 1558 -305 MM COOLING TOTAL 29 21 8 64 SINCE 1/1 29 26 3 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 27/190 27/130 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 42/260 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && RECORDS ESTABLISHED IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON DURING THE MONTH: *MAR 1 - RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 1.57 INCHES *MAR 9 - RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 3.63 INCHES *MAR 16 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES $$