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CDUS42 KCHS 202115  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
515 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2023  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 76 330 PM 95 1938 80 -4 87  
MINIMUM 67 520 AM 45 1894 69 -2 76  
AVERAGE 72 74 -2 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.39 1932 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.74 1.45 1.29 0.42  
SINCE MAR 1 7.99 7.44 0.55 4.07  
SINCE JAN 1 14.71 12.56 2.15 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 7 10 -3 17  
MONTH TO DATE 145 152 -7 179  
SINCE MAR 1 324 265 59 318  
SINCE JAN 1 364 270 94 335    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 7 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 9 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 99 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 51 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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