CXUS52 KILM 031223 CLAFLO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 723 AM EST WED JAN 03 2024 ................................... ...THE FLORENCE SOUTH CAROLINA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 108 06/27/1954 LOW 0 01/21/1985 HIGHEST 100 08/26 MM MM 102 06/13 LOWEST 24 01/16 MM MM 14 12/26 AVG. MAXIMUM 76.4 75.6 0.8 76.5 AVG. MINIMUM 54.0 53.9 0.1 53.9 MEAN 65.2 64.7 0.5 65.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 66 70.0 -4.0 82 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 1.0 -1.0 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 29 40.0 -11.0 46 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 64.71 1959 MINIMUM 27.50 1954 TOTALS 46.47 45.30 1.17 39.25 DAILY AVG. 0.13 0.12 0.01 DAYS >= .01 110 111.1 -1.1 DAYS >= .10 71 72.6 -1.6 DAYS >= .50 24 29.9 -5.9 DAYS >= 1.00 11 12.3 -1.3 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 3.91 08/30 TO 08/31 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 18.3 1973 TOTALS MM MM DAYS >= TRACE MM MM DAYS >= 1.0 MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1924 2334 -410 2242 SINCE 7/1 843 909 -66 MM COOLING TOTAL 2103 2257 -154 2428 SINCE 1/1 2103 2257 -154 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 10/14/1988 LATEST 04/20/1983 EARLIEST 11/03 LATEST 03/21 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/300 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 53/060 DATE 12/17 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 69/060 DATE 12/17 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.30 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 229 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 86 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 49 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 45 MIXED PRECIP MM HEAVY RAIN 48 RAIN 65 LIGHT RAIN 144 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL MM HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET MM FOG 163 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 37 HAZE 42 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$