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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
511 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2025

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         75   1200 AM  98    1953  81     -6       86
  MINIMUM         68    610 AM  53    1931  70     -2       72
                                      1967
  AVERAGE         72                        75     -3       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.23 1895   0.10  -0.10     0.31
  MONTH TO DATE    5.33                      1.80   3.53     3.20
  SINCE MAR 1      8.36                      7.79   0.57    15.21
  SINCE JAN 1     11.03                     12.91  -1.88    19.82

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1    172                       275   -103      131
  SINCE JUL 1   1512                      1619   -107     1291

 COOLING
  TODAY            7                        10     -3       14
  MONTH TO DATE  269                       192     77      235
  SINCE MAR 1    434                       305    129      386
  SINCE JAN 1    442                       310    132      386
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        95      1912
                                             1953
                                             1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        54      1979


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 24 2025...........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   818 PM EDT
MAY 25 2025...........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   819 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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