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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
207 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2025
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2025
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2025
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 82 1240 PM 94 1935 79 3 82
1956
MINIMUM 74 120 AM 51 1917 68 6 72
AVERAGE 78 73 5 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.33 1971 0.07 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.33 1.09 4.24 1.86
SINCE MAR 1 8.36 7.08 1.28 13.87
SINCE JAN 1 11.03 12.20 -1.17 18.48
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 172 275 -103 131
SINCE JUL 1 1512 1619 -107 1291
COOLING
YESTERDAY 13 8 5 12
MONTH TO DATE 134 106 28 142
SINCE MAR 1 299 219 80 293
SINCE JAN 1 307 224 83 293
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 96 1915
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1926
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 620 AM EDT SUNSET 813 PM EDT
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 619 AM EDT SUNSET 813 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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