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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
218 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2025

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2025...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         91    150 PM  96    1915  79     12       80
  MINIMUM         75    500 AM  53    1926  68      7       69
  AVERAGE         83                        74      9       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.28 1922   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.33                      1.16   4.17     1.86
  SINCE MAR 1      8.36                      7.15   1.21    13.87
  SINCE JAN 1     11.03                     12.27  -1.24    18.48

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY       18                         9      9       10
  MONTH TO DATE  152                       115     37      152
  SINCE MAR 1    317                       228     89      303
  SINCE JAN 1    325                       233     92      303
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        94      1899
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        54      1984


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE   619 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 PM EDT
MAY 18 2025...........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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