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CDUS42 KCHS 080616  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
216 AM EDT THU MAY 08 2025  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 82 1250 PM 93 1977 77 5 81  
MINIMUM 68 630 AM 51 1992 66 2 70  
2007  
AVERAGE 75 72 3 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.05 1984 0.07 -0.07 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.52 -0.45 0.39  
SINCE MAR 1 3.10 6.51 -3.41 12.40  
SINCE JAN 1 5.77 11.63 -5.86 17.01  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 10 7 3 11  
MONTH TO DATE 59 44 15 70  
SINCE MAR 1 224 157 67 221  
SINCE JAN 1 232 162 70 221    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 93 1899  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 49 1958  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2025...........SUNRISE 626 AM EDT SUNSET 807 PM EDT  
MAY 9 2025...........SUNRISE 625 AM EDT SUNSET 808 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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