548  
CDUS42 KCHS 170608  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
208 AM EDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 80 340 PM 96 1915 79 1 81  
MINIMUM 73 1200 AM 53 1926 68 5 73  
AVERAGE 77 74 3 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.28 1922 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.80 1.16 -0.36 0.39  
SINCE MAR 1 6.05 7.15 -1.10 4.04  
SINCE JAN 1 12.77 12.27 0.50 7.17  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 12 9 3 12  
MONTH TO DATE 110 115 -5 123  
SINCE MAR 1 289 228 61 262  
SINCE JAN 1 329 233 96 279    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 94 1899  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 54 1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 620 AM EDT SUNSET 813 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 619 AM EDT SUNSET 814 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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