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CDUS42 KCHS 042111  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
511 PM EDT SAT MAY 04 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 79 220 PM 91 1902 77 2 70  
MINIMUM 73 1200 AM 48 1940 65 8 60  
1957  
AVERAGE 76 71 5 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.13 1917 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.30 -0.16 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 12.15 6.29 5.86 5.25  
SINCE JAN 1 16.76 11.41 5.35 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 11 6 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 37 24 13 7  
SINCE MAR 1 188 137 51 186  
SINCE JAN 1 188 142 46 226    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 93 2014  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 47 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2024...........SUNRISE 629 AM EDT SUNSET 804 PM EDT  
MAY 5 2024...........SUNRISE 628 AM EDT SUNSET 805 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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