CDUS42 KCHS 040600 CLICXM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 200 AM EDT MON MAY 04 2026 ................................... ...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 67 440 PM 95 1959 77 -10 77 MINIMUM 53 410 AM 46 1939 65 -12 71 AVERAGE 60 71 -11 74 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.03 1975 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.01 0.22 0.79 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 1.72 6.21 -4.49 3.03 SINCE JAN 1 5.45 11.33 -5.88 5.70 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 5 0 5 0 MONTH TO DATE 9 0 9 0 SINCE MAR 1 171 275 -104 172 SINCE JUL 1 1569 1619 -50 1512 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 9 MONTH TO DATE 3 18 -15 26 SINCE MAR 1 194 131 63 191 SINCE JAN 1 199 136 63 199 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7 .......................................................... THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 91 1902 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 48 1940 1957 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 630 AM EDT SUNSET 804 PM EDT MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 629 AM EDT SUNSET 805 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$