187  
CDUS42 KCHS 300400  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
1200 AM EDT THU MAY 30 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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 86 1130 AM 98 1953 81 5 74  
MINIMUM 72 540 PM 53 1931 70 2 62  
1967  
AVERAGE 79 75 4 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.31 2.23 1895 0.10 0.21 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.20 1.80 1.40 2.77  
SINCE MAR 1 15.21 7.79 7.42 8.02  
SINCE JAN 1 19.82 12.91 6.91 14.74  
 
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 14 10 4 3  
MONTH TO DATE 235 192 43 170  
SINCE MAR 1 386 305 81 349  
SINCE JAN 1 386 310 76 389    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 27 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 95 1912  
1953  
1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 54 1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 25 2024...........SUNRISE 615 AM EDT SUNSET 819 PM EDT  
MAY 26 2024...........SUNRISE 614 AM EDT SUNSET 820 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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