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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

510 PM EDT MON MAY 04 2026



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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         73   1040 AM  91    1902  77     -4       76       

  MINIMUM         59    540 AM  48    1940  65     -6       68       

                                      1957                           

  AVERAGE         66                        71     -5       72     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            0.00          2.13 1917   0.08  -0.08     0.06     

  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      0.30   0.71     0.06     

  SINCE MAR 1      1.72                      6.29  -4.57     3.09     

  SINCE JAN 1      5.45                     11.41  -5.96     5.76     



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            1                         6     -5        7        

  MONTH TO DATE    4                        24    -20       33        

  SINCE MAR 1    195                       137     58      198        

  SINCE JAN 1    200                       142     58      206        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                        



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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        93      2014                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        47      1940                      





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.









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