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CDUS42 KCHS 010601  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
201 AM EDT WED MAY 01 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 78 230 PM 88 1912 76 2 75  
1974  
1987  
MINIMUM 69 540 AM 49 1922 64 5 67  
1939  
1999  
AVERAGE 74 70 4 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.63 2014 0.09 -0.09 0.25  
MONTH TO DATE 4.12 2.96 1.16 3.94  
SINCE MAR 1 12.01 5.99 6.02 5.25  
SINCE JAN 1 16.62 11.11 5.51 11.97  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 38 64 -26 34  
SINCE MAR 1 131 277 -146 176  
SINCE JUL 1 1291 1621 -330 1142  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 9 5 4 6  
MONTH TO DATE 122 92 30 115  
SINCE MAR 1 151 113 38 179  
SINCE JAN 1 151 118 33 219    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 91 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 46 1908  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2024...........SUNRISE 632 AM EDT SUNSET 802 PM EDT  
MAY 2 2024...........SUNRISE 631 AM EDT SUNSET 803 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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