149  
CDUS42 KCHS 300406  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
1206 AM EDT THU MAY 30 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 83 400 PM 99 1953 81 2 69  
2019  
MINIMUM 72 410 AM 50 1979 71 1 60  
AVERAGE 78 76 2 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.13 1938 0.10 -0.10 0.71  
MONTH TO DATE 3.71 2.01 1.70 3.48  
SINCE MAR 1 15.72 8.00 7.72 8.73  
SINCE JAN 1 20.33 13.12 7.21 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 13 11 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 261 213 48 176  
SINCE MAR 1 412 326 86 355  
SINCE JAN 1 412 331 81 395    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0  
   
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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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