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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
509 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2024

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         80   1030 AM  94    1899  79      1       88
  MINIMUM         73    240 AM  54    1984  68      5       67
  AVERAGE         77                        74      3       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.73 2023   0.07  -0.07     1.73
  MONTH TO DATE    1.86                      1.23   0.63     2.53
  SINCE MAR 1     13.87                      7.22   6.65     7.78
  SINCE JAN 1     18.48                     12.34   6.14    14.50

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           12                         9      3       13
  MONTH TO DATE  164                       124     40      123
  SINCE MAR 1    315                       237     78      302
  SINCE JAN 1    315                       242     73      342
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        98      1899
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        52      2009


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   619 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 PM EDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE   619 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 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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