082  
CDUS42 KCHS 012111  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
511 PM EDT WED MAY 01 2024  
   
...............................
 
 
   
..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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    
...............................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 76 120 PM 91 1990 76 0 76  
MINIMUM 68 430 AM 46 1908 64 4 58  
AVERAGE 72 70 2 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.14 2.83 1976 0.07 0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.07 0.07 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 12.15 6.06 6.09 5.25  
SINCE JAN 1 16.76 11.18 5.58 11.97  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 131 275 -144 176  
SINCE JUL 1 1291 1619 -328 1142  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 6 1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 7 6 1 2  
SINCE MAR 1 158 119 39 181  
SINCE JAN 1 158 124 34 221    
...............................................................
 
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
   
......................................................
 
 
THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 91 1906  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 49 1939  
1963  
1999  
 
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.  
 

 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab SC Page
The Nexlab GA Page Main Text Page