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CDUS42 KCHS 022110  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
510 PM EDT TUE MAY 02 2023  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 76 330 PM 91 1906 76 0 79  
MINIMUM 58 610 AM 49 1939 64 -6 71  
1963  
1999  
AVERAGE 67 70 -3 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.25 1964 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 5.25 6.14 -0.89 3.65  
SINCE JAN 1 11.97 11.26 0.71 6.78  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 2 6 -4 10  
MONTH TO DATE 4 12 -8 17  
SINCE MAR 1 183 125 58 156  
SINCE JAN 1 223 130 93 173    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 95 1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 46 1939  
 
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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