035  
CDUS42 KCHS 062115  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
515 PM EDT SAT MAY 06 2023  
   
...............................
 
 
   
..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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    
...............................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 74 130 PM 95 1952 77 -3 80  
MINIMUM 67 500 AM 51 2016 66 1 75  
AVERAGE 71 71 0 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.09 1948 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.45 -0.45 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 5.25 6.44 -1.19 3.65  
SINCE JAN 1 11.97 11.56 0.41 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 6 7 -1 13  
MONTH TO DATE 16 37 -21 70  
SINCE MAR 1 195 150 45 209  
SINCE JAN 1 235 155 80 226    
...............................................................
 
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 9 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9  
   
......................................................
 
 
THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 93 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 51 1992  
2007  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2023...........SUNRISE 628 AM EDT SUNSET 805 PM EDT  
MAY 7 2023...........SUNRISE 627 AM EDT SUNSET 806 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab SC Page
The Nexlab GA Page Main Text Page