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CDUS42 KCHS 082107  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
507 PM EDT WED MAY 08 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 83 1210 PM 93 1899 78 5 80  
MINIMUM 74 450 AM 49 1958 66 8 68  
AVERAGE 79 72 7 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.57 1935 0.07 -0.07 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.39 0.59 -0.20 0.04  
SINCE MAR 1 12.40 6.58 5.82 5.29  
SINCE JAN 1 17.01 11.70 5.31 12.01  
 
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 14 7 7 9  
MONTH TO DATE 84 51 33 30  
SINCE MAR 1 235 164 71 209  
SINCE JAN 1 235 169 66 249    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 93 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 49 1917  
1928  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 626 AM EDT SUNSET 807 PM EDT  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 625 AM EDT SUNSET 808 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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