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CDUS42 KCHS 030603  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
203 AM EDT WED MAY 03 2023  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 77 500 PM 91 1906 76 1 79  
MINIMUM 58 610 AM 49 1939 64 -6 71  
1963  
1999  
AVERAGE 68 70 -2 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 3 6 -3 10  
MONTH TO DATE 5 12 -7 17  
SINCE MAR 1 184 125 59 156  
SINCE JAN 1 224 130 94 173    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 95 1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 46 1939  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 3 2023...........SUNRISE 631 AM EDT SUNSET 803 PM EDT  
MAY 4 2023...........SUNRISE 630 AM EDT SUNSET 804 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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