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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
200 AM EDT SAT MAY 02 2026

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         70    130 AM  91    1990  76     -6       76
  MINIMUM         65   1000 PM  46    1908  64      1       67
  AVERAGE         68                        70     -2       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.12          2.83 1976   0.07   0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.07   0.05     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      0.83                      6.06  -5.23     3.03
  SINCE JAN 1      4.56                     11.18  -6.62     5.70

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1    162                       275   -113      172
  SINCE JUL 1   1560                      1619    -59     1512

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        3                         6     -3        7
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         6     -3        7
  SINCE MAR 1    194                       119     75      172
  SINCE JAN 1    199                       124     75      180
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        91      1906
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        49      1939
                                             1963
                                             1999


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  2 2026...........SUNRISE   632 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 PM EDT
MAY  3 2026...........SUNRISE   631 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 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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