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CDUS42 KCHS 052108  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
508 PM EDT SUN MAY 05 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 1050 AM 93 2014 77 2 73  
MINIMUM 74 1200 AM 47 1940 65 9 63  
AVERAGE 77 71 6 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.44 1923 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.37 -0.23 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 12.15 6.36 5.79 5.25  
SINCE JAN 1 16.76 11.48 5.28 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 12 6 6 3  
MONTH TO DATE 49 30 19 10  
SINCE MAR 1 200 143 57 189  
SINCE JAN 1 200 148 52 229    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 95 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 51 2016  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2024...........SUNRISE 628 AM EDT SUNSET 805 PM EDT  
MAY 6 2024...........SUNRISE 627 AM EDT SUNSET 806 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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