946  
CDUS42 KCHS 232115  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
515 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2023  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 75 200 PM 97 1956 80 -5 81  
MINIMUM 65 630 AM 55 1895 70 -5 75  
AVERAGE 70 75 -5 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 5.40 1976 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.77 1.70 1.07 1.46  
SINCE MAR 1 8.02 7.69 0.33 5.11  
SINCE JAN 1 14.74 12.81 1.93 8.24  
 
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 5 10 -5 13  
MONTH TO DATE 167 182 -15 217  
SINCE MAR 1 346 295 51 356  
SINCE JAN 1 386 300 86 373    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 98 1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 53 1931  
1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 23 2023...........SUNRISE 616 AM EDT SUNSET 817 PM EDT  
MAY 24 2023...........SUNRISE 616 AM EDT SUNSET 818 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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