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CDUS42 KCHS 092115  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
515 PM EDT THU MAY 09 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 80 1210 PM 93 1936 78 2 85  
MINIMUM 70 310 PM 49 1917 66 4 69  
1928  
AVERAGE 75 72 3 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.62 1.64 1979 0.08 0.54 0.76  
MONTH TO DATE 1.01 0.67 0.34 0.80  
SINCE MAR 1 13.02 6.66 6.36 6.05  
SINCE JAN 1 17.63 11.78 5.85 12.77  
 
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 10 7 3 12  
MONTH TO DATE 94 58 36 42  
SINCE MAR 1 245 171 74 221  
SINCE JAN 1 245 176 69 261    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 92 1926  
1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 47 1906  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 625 AM EDT SUNSET 808 PM EDT  
MAY 10 2024...........SUNRISE 624 AM EDT SUNSET 809 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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