893  
CDUS42 KCHS 152111  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
511 PM EDT WED MAY 15 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 82 1150 AM 94 1935 79 3 77  
1956  
MINIMUM 73 510 AM 51 1917 68 5 72  
AVERAGE 78 73 5 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.33 1971 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.86 1.09 0.77 0.80  
SINCE MAR 1 13.87 7.08 6.79 6.05  
SINCE JAN 1 18.48 12.20 6.28 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 13 8 5 10  
MONTH TO DATE 143 106 37 98  
SINCE MAR 1 294 219 75 277  
SINCE JAN 1 294 224 70 317    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 96 1915  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1926  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE 620 AM EDT SUNSET 812 PM EDT  
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 620 AM EDT SUNSET 813 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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