835  
CDUS42 KCHS 190618  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
218 AM EDT MON MAY 19 2025  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 88 1150 AM 98 1899 79 9 77  
MINIMUM 73 450 AM 52 2009 69 4 72  
AVERAGE 81 74 7 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.79 1955 0.07 -0.07 0.17  
MONTH TO DATE 5.33 1.30 4.03 2.03  
SINCE MAR 1 8.36 7.29 1.07 14.04  
SINCE JAN 1 11.03 12.41 -1.38 18.65  
 
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 16 9 7 10  
MONTH TO DATE 185 133 52 174  
SINCE MAR 1 350 246 104 325  
SINCE JAN 1 358 251 107 325    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 93 1962  
1977  
2001  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 53 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2025...........SUNRISE 618 AM EDT SUNSET 815 PM EDT  
MAY 20 2025...........SUNRISE 617 AM EDT SUNSET 815 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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