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CDUS42 KCHS 022107  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
507 PM EDT THU MAY 02 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 78 850 AM 91 1906 76 2 77  
MINIMUM 69 350 AM 49 1939 64 5 58  
1963  
1999  
AVERAGE 74 70 4 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.25 1964 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.15 -0.01 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 12.15 6.14 6.01 5.25  
SINCE JAN 1 16.76 11.26 5.50 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 9 6 3 3  
MONTH TO DATE 16 12 4 5  
SINCE MAR 1 167 125 42 184  
SINCE JAN 1 167 130 37 224    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 95 1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 46 1939  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2024...........SUNRISE 631 AM EDT SUNSET 803 PM EDT  
MAY 3 2024...........SUNRISE 630 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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