375  
CDUS42 KCHS 122106  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
506 PM EDT FRI MAY 12 2023  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 76 810 AM 96 1896 78 -2 72  
MINIMUM 71 520 AM 53 1947 67 4 65  
1952  
2021  
AVERAGE 74 73 1 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.70 1915 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.80 0.88 -0.08 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 6.05 6.87 -0.82 3.65  
SINCE JAN 1 12.77 11.99 0.78 6.78  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 3  
SINCE MAR 1 176 275 -99 157  
SINCE JUL 1 1142 1619 -477 1276  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 8 1 4  
MONTH TO DATE 66 82 -16 89  
SINCE MAR 1 245 195 50 228  
SINCE JAN 1 285 200 85 245    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 9 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 93 1899  
1922  
1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 50 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2023...........SUNRISE 623 AM EDT SUNSET 809 PM EDT  
MAY 13 2023...........SUNRISE 622 AM EDT SUNSET 810 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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