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CDUS42 KCHS 262109  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
509 PM EDT MON MAY 26 2025  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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 78 1100 AM 99 1953 81 -3 83  
2019  
MINIMUM 70 600 AM 50 1979 71 -1 72  
AVERAGE 74 76 -2 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.13 1938 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.74 2.01 3.73 3.71  
SINCE MAR 1 8.77 8.00 0.77 15.72  
SINCE JAN 1 11.44 13.12 -1.68 20.33  
 
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 9 11 -2 13  
MONTH TO DATE 287 213 74 261  
SINCE MAR 1 452 326 126 412  
SINCE JAN 1 460 331 129 412    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 100 2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 53 1961  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 26 2025...........SUNRISE 615 AM EDT SUNSET 819 PM EDT  
MAY 27 2025...........SUNRISE 614 AM EDT SUNSET 820 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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