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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
515 PM EDT THU MAY 09 2024

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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   1210 PM  93    1936  78      2       85
  MINIMUM         70    310 PM  49    1917  66      4       69
                                      1928
  AVERAGE         75                        72      3       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.62          1.64 1979   0.08   0.54     0.76
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      0.67   0.34     0.80
  SINCE MAR 1     13.02                      6.66   6.36     6.05
  SINCE JAN 1     17.63                     11.78   5.85    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           10                         7      3       12
  MONTH TO DATE   94                        58     36       42
  SINCE MAR 1    245                       171     74      221
  SINCE JAN 1    245                       176     69      261
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        92      1926
                                             1963
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        47      1906


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   625 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 PM EDT
MAY 10 2024...........SUNRISE   624 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 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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