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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
511 PM EDT WED MAY 15 2024

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         82   1150 AM  94    1935  79      3       77
                                      1956
  MINIMUM         73    510 AM  51    1917  68      5       72
  AVERAGE         78                        73      5       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.33 1971   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.86                      1.09   0.77     0.80
  SINCE MAR 1     13.87                      7.08   6.79     6.05
  SINCE JAN 1     18.48                     12.20   6.28    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           13                         8      5       10
  MONTH TO DATE  143                       106     37       98
  SINCE MAR 1    294                       219     75      277
  SINCE JAN 1    294                       224     70      317
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        96      1915
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        53      1926


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE   620 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 PM EDT
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE   620 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 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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