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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
508 PM EDT SUN MAY 12 2024

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         78    140 PM  96    1896  78      0       76
  MINIMUM         65    540 AM  53    1947  67     -2       71
                                      1952
                                      2021
  AVERAGE         72                        73     -1       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          4.70 1915   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.39                      0.88   0.51     0.80
  SINCE MAR 1     13.40                      6.87   6.53     6.05
  SINCE JAN 1     18.01                     11.99   6.02    12.77

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            7                         8     -1        9
  MONTH TO DATE  112                        82     30       66
  SINCE MAR 1    263                       195     68      245
  SINCE JAN 1    263                       200     63      285
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    11   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        93      1899
                                             1922
                                             1953
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        50      1917


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2024...........SUNRISE   623 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 PM EDT
MAY 13 2024...........SUNRISE   622 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 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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