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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
513 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2026

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         78    200 AM  98    1953  82     -4       81
  MINIMUM         72    300 AM  51    1984  72      0       66
  AVERAGE         75                        77     -2       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.26 1948   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.43                      2.58  -1.15     6.01
  SINCE MAR 1      2.14                      8.57  -6.43     9.04
  SINCE JAN 1      5.87                     13.69  -7.82    11.71

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         0      9        0
  SINCE MAR 1    171                       275   -104      172
  SINCE JUL 1   1569                      1619    -50     1512

 COOLING
  TODAY           10                        12     -2        9
  MONTH TO DATE  288                       269     19      342
  SINCE MAR 1    479                       382     97      507
  SINCE JAN 1    484                       387     97      515
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.7

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       100      1985
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        57      1966


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 31 2026...........SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   822 PM EDT
JUNE  1 2026..........SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   823 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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