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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
200 AM EDT MON MAY 04 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 67 440 PM 95 1959 77 -10 77
MINIMUM 53 410 AM 46 1939 65 -12 71
AVERAGE 60 71 -11 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.03 1975 0.07 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.01 0.22 0.79 0.00
SINCE MAR 1 1.72 6.21 -4.49 3.03
SINCE JAN 1 5.45 11.33 -5.88 5.70
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 5 0 5 0
MONTH TO DATE 9 0 9 0
SINCE MAR 1 171 275 -104 172
SINCE JUL 1 1569 1619 -50 1512
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 9
MONTH TO DATE 3 18 -15 26
SINCE MAR 1 194 131 63 191
SINCE JAN 1 199 136 63 199
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 91 1902
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 48 1940
1957
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 630 AM EDT SUNSET 804 PM EDT
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 629 AM EDT SUNSET 805 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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