051  
CDUS42 KCHS 270602  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
202 AM EDT MON MAY 27 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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 82 248 PM 99 1953 81 1 69  
2019  
MINIMUM 71 424 AM 50 1979 71 0 60  
AVERAGE 77 76 1 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.13 1938 0.10 -0.10 0.71  
MONTH TO DATE 2.89 2.01 0.88 3.48  
SINCE MAR 1 14.90 8.00 6.90 8.73  
SINCE JAN 1 19.51 13.12 6.39 15.45  
 
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 12 11 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 255 213 42 176  
SINCE MAR 1 406 326 80 355  
SINCE JAN 1 406 331 75 395    
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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 7.9  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 100 2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 53 1961  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 27 2024...........SUNRISE 614 AM EDT SUNSET 820 PM EDT  
MAY 28 2024...........SUNRISE 614 AM EDT SUNSET 821 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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