705  
CDUS42 KCHS 010612  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
212 AM EDT THU MAY 01 2025  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 78 1050 AM 88 1912 76 2 78  
1974  
1987  
MINIMUM 67 240 AM 49 1922 64 3 69  
1939  
1999  
AVERAGE 73 70 3 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.63 2014 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.78 2.96 -2.18 4.12  
SINCE MAR 1 3.03 5.99 -2.96 12.01  
SINCE JAN 1 5.70 11.11 -5.41 16.62  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 25 64 -39 38  
SINCE MAR 1 172 277 -105 131  
SINCE JUL 1 1512 1621 -109 1291  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 5 3 9  
MONTH TO DATE 150 92 58 122  
SINCE MAR 1 165 113 52 151  
SINCE JAN 1 173 118 55 151    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 91 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 46 1908  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2025...........SUNRISE 632 AM EDT SUNSET 802 PM EDT  
MAY 2 2025...........SUNRISE 631 AM EDT SUNSET 802 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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