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CDUS42 KCHS 172106
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
506 PM EDT WED MAY 17 2023
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 88 220 PM 94 1899 79 9 80
MINIMUM 73 520 AM 54 1984 68 5 72
AVERAGE 81 74 7 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.62 1946 0.07 -0.07 0.03
MONTH TO DATE 0.80 1.23 -0.43 0.42
SINCE MAR 1 6.05 7.22 -1.17 4.07
SINCE JAN 1 12.77 12.34 0.43 7.20
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 16 9 7 11
MONTH TO DATE 126 124 2 134
SINCE MAR 1 305 237 68 273
SINCE JAN 1 345 242 103 290
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 10 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 98 1899
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 52 2009
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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