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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
510 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         77    910 AM  98    1899  79     -2       75
  MINIMUM         72    230 PM  52    2009  69      3       70
  AVERAGE         75                        74      1       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.17          1.79 1955   0.07   0.10     0.20
  MONTH TO DATE    2.03                      1.30   0.73     2.73
  SINCE MAR 1     14.04                      7.29   6.75     7.98
  SINCE JAN 1     18.65                     12.41   6.24    14.70

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            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
  TODAY           10                         9      1        8
  MONTH TO DATE  174                       133     41      131
  SINCE MAR 1    325                       246     79      310
  SINCE JAN 1    325                       251     74      350
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      1962
                                             1977
                                             2001
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        53      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   619 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 PM EDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   618 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 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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