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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
507 PM EDT MON MAY 05 2025  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 78 310 PM 93 2014 77 1 79  
MINIMUM 68 540 AM 47 1940 65 3 74  
AVERAGE 73 71 2 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 1.44 1923 0.07 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.37 -0.30 0.14  
SINCE MAR 1 3.10 6.36 -3.26 12.15  
SINCE JAN 1 5.77 11.48 -5.71 16.76  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 172 275 -103 131  
SINCE JUL 1 1512 1619 -107 1291  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 6 2 12  
MONTH TO DATE 41 30 11 49  
SINCE MAR 1 206 143 63 200  
SINCE JAN 1 214 148 66 200    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 95 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 51 2016  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2025...........SUNRISE 629 AM EDT SUNSET 805 PM EDT  
MAY 6 2025...........SUNRISE 628 AM EDT SUNSET 805 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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