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CDUS42 KCHS 011516
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1110 AM EDT SAT JUN 01 2024
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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 100 05/27/2019
LOW 45 05/20/1894
HIGHEST 89 05/29 MM MM 88 05/17
LOWEST 61 05/11 MM MM 57 05/27
AVG. MAXIMUM 80.5 79.0 1.5 76.1
AVG. MINIMUM 70.5 68.0 2.5 65.8
MEAN 75.5 73.5 2.0 70.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 1.5 -1.5 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 11.93 1976
MINIMUM 0.02 2000
TOTALS 3.73 2.58 1.15 4.83
DAYS >= .01 11 6.8 4.2 9
DAYS >= .10 9 4.3 4.7 5
DAYS >= .50 3 1.6 1.4 4
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.8 -0.8 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.86 05/19 TO 05/19
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 0 6 -6 3
SINCE 7/1 1291 1619 -328 MM
COOLING TOTAL 333 269 64 195
SINCE 1/1 484 387 97 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 27/230
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 36/230
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
RECORDS ESTABLISHED IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON DURING THE MONTH:
*MAY 4 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 73 DEGREES
*MAY 5 - RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES
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