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CDUS42 KCHS 282120  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
520 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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 88 112 PM 98 2019 81 7 69  
MINIMUM 76 518 AM 57 1934 71 5 63  
1997  
AVERAGE 82 76 6 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 2.31 2016 0.11 -0.09 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 2.91 2.23 0.68 4.83  
SINCE MAR 1 14.92 8.22 6.70 10.08  
SINCE JAN 1 19.53 13.34 6.19 16.80  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 3  
SINCE MAR 1 131 275 -144 179  
SINCE JUL 1 1291 1619 -328 1145  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 17 11 6 1  
MONTH TO DATE 289 235 54 177  
SINCE MAR 1 440 348 92 356  
SINCE JAN 1 440 353 87 396    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 97 1898  
1921  
2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 58 1922  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 28 2024...........SUNRISE 614 AM EDT SUNSET 821 PM EDT  
MAY 29 2024...........SUNRISE 613 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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