Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
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CXUS52 KCHS 011444
CLMCHS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1041 AM EDT THU JUN 01 2023
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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 101 05/29/2019
05/28/2019
LOW 36 05/02/1963
HIGHEST 94 05/09 95 05/19
LOWEST 48 05/04 46 05/10
AVG. MAXIMUM 81.1 83.6 -2.5 85.1
AVG. MINIMUM 61.7 63.0 -1.3 66.0
MEAN 71.4 73.3 -1.9 75.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 2 4.8 -2.8 6
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 10.62 2018
MINIMUM 0.27 1941
TOTALS 2.98 3.32 -0.34 2.74
DAYS >= .01 8 8.1 -0.1 6
DAYS >= .10 4 5.1 -1.1 3
DAYS >= .50 2 2.2 -0.2 2
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.0 0.0 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.87 05/26 TO 05/27
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.3 -0.3
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 8 9 -1 7
SINCE 7/1 1280 1842 -562 MM
COOLING TOTAL 214 266 -52 340
SINCE 1/1 514 407 107 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/020
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 41/020
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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RECORDS ESTABLISHED AT THE CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DURING
THE MONTH:
*MAY 27 - RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES
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