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CDUS42 KCHS 182114
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
514 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2023
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 75 1050 AM 98 1899 79 -4 82
MINIMUM 70 1250 PM 52 2009 69 1 70
AVERAGE 73 74 -1 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.20 1.79 1955 0.07 0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.73 1.30 1.43 0.42
SINCE MAR 1 7.98 7.29 0.69 4.07
SINCE JAN 1 14.70 12.41 2.29 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 8 9 -1 11
MONTH TO DATE 131 133 -2 145
SINCE MAR 1 310 246 64 284
SINCE JAN 1 350 251 99 301
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 93 1962
1977
2001
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 53 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 619 AM EDT SUNSET 814 PM EDT
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 618 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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