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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
510 PM EDT FRI MAY 08 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 72 1200 AM 93 1899 78 -6 76
MINIMUM 61 530 AM 49 1958 66 -5 69
AVERAGE 67 72 -5 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.57 1935 0.07 -0.07 0.92
MONTH TO DATE 1.06 0.59 0.47 0.99
SINCE MAR 1 1.77 6.58 -4.81 4.02
SINCE JAN 1 5.50 11.70 -6.20 6.69
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 9 0 9 0
SINCE MAR 1 171 275 -104 172
SINCE JUL 1 1569 1619 -50 1512
COOLING
TODAY 2 7 -5 8
MONTH TO DATE 29 51 -22 67
SINCE MAR 1 220 164 56 232
SINCE JAN 1 225 169 56 240
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 93 1936
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 49 1917
1928
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 626 AM EDT SUNSET 807 PM EDT
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 625 AM EDT SUNSET 807 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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