CXUS52 KCHS 020307 CLMCXM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1104 PM EDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2026 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 85 03/21 MM MM 75 03/11 03/31 LOWEST 38 03/17 MM MM 42 03/07 AVG. MAXIMUM 70.1 65.6 4.5 67.2 AVG. MINIMUM 55.0 52.0 3.0 53.9 MEAN 62.5 58.8 3.7 60.5 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 0.54 3.03 -2.49 2.25 DAYS >= .01 4 7.9 -3.9 7 DAYS >= .10 3 4.9 -1.9 5 DAYS >= .50 0 1.8 -1.8 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.6 -0.6 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.32 03/16 TO 03/16 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 133 213 -80 147 SINCE 7/1 1531 1558 -27 MM COOLING TOTAL 61 21 40 15 SINCE 1/1 66 26 40 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 34/030 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 40/210 40/040 - 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: *5TH DRIEST MARCH ON RECORD *MAR 11 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES *MAR 27 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 82 DEGREES $$