834  
CDUS42 KCHS 020603  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
203 AM EDT TUE MAY 02 2023  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 76 440 PM 91 1990 76 0 76  
MINIMUM 58 610 AM 46 1908 64 -6 68  
AVERAGE 67 70 -3 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.83 1976 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 5.25 6.06 -0.81 3.65  
SINCE JAN 1 11.97 11.18 0.79 6.78  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 176 275 -99 154  
SINCE JUL 1 1142 1619 -477 1273  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 6 -4 7  
MONTH TO DATE 2 6 -4 7  
SINCE MAR 1 181 119 62 146  
SINCE JAN 1 221 124 97 163    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 11 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 91 1906  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 49 1939  
1963  
1999  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2023...........SUNRISE 632 AM EDT SUNSET 802 PM EDT  
MAY 3 2023...........SUNRISE 631 AM EDT SUNSET 803 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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