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CDUS42 KCHS 192108  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
508 PM EDT MON MAY 19 2025  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 82 1100 AM 93 1962 80 2 77  
1977  
2001  
MINIMUM 71 520 AM 53 2002 69 2 69  
AVERAGE 77 74 3 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.16 1894 0.08 -0.08 0.86  
MONTH TO DATE 5.33 1.38 3.95 2.89  
SINCE MAR 1 8.36 7.37 0.99 14.90  
SINCE JAN 1 11.03 12.49 -1.46 19.51  
 
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 12 9 3 8  
MONTH TO DATE 197 142 55 182  
SINCE MAR 1 362 255 107 333  
SINCE JAN 1 370 260 110 333    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 11 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 95 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 45 1894  
 
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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