344  
CDUS42 KCHS 312131  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
531 PM EDT FRI MAY 31 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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 81 1230 PM 98 1953 82 -1 75  
MINIMUM 70 630 AM 51 1984 72 -2 68  
AVERAGE 76 77 -1 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.26 1948 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.73 2.58 1.15 4.83  
SINCE MAR 1 15.74 8.57 7.17 10.08  
SINCE JAN 1 20.35 13.69 6.66 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 11 12 -1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 333 269 64 195  
SINCE MAR 1 484 382 102 374  
SINCE JAN 1 484 387 97 414    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 100 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 57 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 31 2024...........SUNRISE 613 AM EDT SUNSET 823 PM EDT  
JUNE 1 2024..........SUNRISE 612 AM EDT SUNSET 823 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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