833  
CDUS42 KCHS 070601  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
201 AM EDT TUE MAY 07 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 80 1250 PM 95 1952 77 3 74  
MINIMUM 69 920 PM 51 2016 66 3 67  
AVERAGE 75 71 4 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.24 1.09 1948 0.08 0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.38 0.45 -0.07 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 12.39 6.44 5.95 5.25  
SINCE JAN 1 17.00 11.56 5.44 11.97  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 10 7 3 6  
MONTH TO DATE 59 37 22 16  
SINCE MAR 1 210 150 60 195  
SINCE JAN 1 210 155 55 235    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 93 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 51 1992  
2007  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2024...........SUNRISE 627 AM EDT SUNSET 806 PM EDT  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 626 AM EDT SUNSET 807 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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