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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
506 PM EDT TUE MAY 07 2024

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         81   1020 AM  93    1977  77      4       75
  MINIMUM         70   1230 AM  51    1992  66      4       64
                                      2007
  AVERAGE         76                        72      4       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.01          2.05 1984   0.07  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      0.52  -0.13     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1     12.40                      6.51   5.89     5.25
  SINCE JAN 1     17.01                     11.63   5.38    11.97

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           11                         7      4        5
  MONTH TO DATE   70                        44     26       21
  SINCE MAR 1    221                       157     64      200
  SINCE JAN 1    221                       162     59      240
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        93      1899
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        49      1958


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2024...........SUNRISE   627 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT
MAY  8 2024...........SUNRISE   626 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 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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