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CDUS42 KCHS 200604  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
204 AM EDT SAT MAY 20 2023  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 77 340 PM 93 1962 80 -3 87  
1977  
2001  
MINIMUM 67 240 AM 53 2002 69 -2 76  
AVERAGE 72 74 -2 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.16 1894 0.08 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.74 1.38 1.36 0.42  
SINCE MAR 1 7.99 7.37 0.62 4.07  
SINCE JAN 1 14.71 12.49 2.22 7.20  
 
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 7 9 -2 17  
MONTH TO DATE 138 142 -4 162  
SINCE MAR 1 317 255 62 301  
SINCE JAN 1 357 260 97 318    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 95 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 45 1894  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2023...........SUNRISE 618 AM EDT SUNSET 815 PM EDT  
MAY 21 2023...........SUNRISE 617 AM EDT SUNSET 816 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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