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CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
204 AM EDT TUE MAY 20 2025
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 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)
YESTERDAY 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
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 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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 95 1938
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 45 1894
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2025...........SUNRISE 617 AM EDT SUNSET 815 PM EDT
MAY 21 2025...........SUNRISE 617 AM EDT SUNSET 816 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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