851  
CDUS42 KCHS 050601  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
201 AM EDT SUN MAY 05 2024  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 79 220 PM 91 1902 77 2 70  
MINIMUM 73 1200 AM 48 1940 65 8 60  
1957  
AVERAGE 76 71 5 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.13 1917 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 0.30 -0.16 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 12.15 6.29 5.86 5.25  
SINCE JAN 1 16.76 11.41 5.35 11.97  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 131 275 -144 176  
SINCE JUL 1 1291 1619 -328 1142  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 11 6 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 37 24 13 7  
SINCE MAR 1 188 137 51 186  
SINCE JAN 1 188 142 46 226    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 93 2014  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 47 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2024...........SUNRISE 628 AM EDT SUNSET 805 PM EDT  
MAY 6 2024...........SUNRISE 627 AM EDT SUNSET 806 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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