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CDUS42 KCHS 151932  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
332 PM EDT THU MAY 15 2025  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 83 1200 PM 95 1933 79 4 78  
1935  
1956  
MINIMUM 72 550 AM 51 1917 68 4 72  
AVERAGE 78 73 5 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.08 1.53 1936 0.07 0.01 0.47  
MONTH TO DATE 5.33 1.02 4.31 1.86  
SINCE MAR 1 8.36 7.01 1.35 13.87  
SINCE JAN 1 11.03 12.13 -1.10 18.48  
 
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 13 8 5 10  
MONTH TO DATE 121 98 23 130  
SINCE MAR 1 286 211 75 281  
SINCE JAN 1 294 216 78 281    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 94 1935  
1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 51 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE 621 AM EDT SUNSET 812 PM EDT  
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 620 AM EDT SUNSET 813 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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