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CDUS42 KCHS 192106  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
506 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 77 830 AM 93 1962 80 -3 77  
1977  
2001  
MINIMUM 71 310 PM 53 2002 69 2 67  
AVERAGE 74 74 0 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.76 1.16 1894 0.08 0.68 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 2.79 1.38 1.41 2.74  
SINCE MAR 1 14.80 7.37 7.43 7.99  
SINCE JAN 1 19.41 12.49 6.92 14.71  
 
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 9 9 0 7  
MONTH TO DATE 183 142 41 138  
SINCE MAR 1 334 255 79 317  
SINCE JAN 1 334 260 74 357    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 95 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 45 1894  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 618 AM EDT SUNSET 815 PM EDT  
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE 617 AM EDT SUNSET 816 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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