CXUS52 KCHS 022042 CLMCXM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 438 PM EDT THU MAY 02 2024 ................................... ...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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 04/23/1980 LOW 36 04/07/1982 04/13/1940 04/06/1920 HIGHEST 86 04/20 81 04/22 LOWEST 49 04/07 47 04/09 AVG. MAXIMUM 73.7 72.3 1.4 73.2 AVG. MINIMUM 61.4 59.7 1.7 61.8 MEAN 67.5 66.0 1.5 67.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.2 -0.2 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.40 1920 MINIMUM T 1972 TOTALS 4.12 2.96 1.16 3.94 DAYS >= .01 3 7.0 -4.0 11 DAYS >= .10 3 4.7 -1.7 8 DAYS >= .50 1 1.9 -0.9 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.9 0.1 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 3.23 04/11 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 38 62 -24 34 SINCE 7/1 1291 1621 -330 MM COOLING TOTAL 122 92 30 115 SINCE 1/1 151 118 33 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/110 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 39/190 - 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: *APR 11 - RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 3.23 INCHES *APR 20 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 71 DEGREES $$