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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
508 PM EDT FRI MAY 01 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 70 130 AM 91 1990 76 -6 76
MINIMUM 65 1230 PM 46 1908 64 1 67
AVERAGE 68 70 -2 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.03 2.83 1976 0.07 -0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.07 -0.04 0.00
SINCE MAR 1 0.74 6.06 -5.32 3.03
SINCE JAN 1 4.47 11.18 -6.71 5.70
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 162 275 -113 172
SINCE JUL 1 1560 1619 -59 1512
COOLING
TODAY 3 6 -3 7
MONTH TO DATE 3 6 -3 7
SINCE MAR 1 194 119 75 172
SINCE JAN 1 199 124 75 180
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 91 1906
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 49 1939
1963
1999
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 633 AM EDT SUNSET 802 PM EDT
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 632 AM EDT SUNSET 802 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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