CDUS42 KCHS 050615 CLICXM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 215 AM EDT TUE MAY 05 2026 ................................... ...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 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) YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 19 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8 .......................................................... THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 93 2014 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 47 1940 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 629 AM EDT SUNSET 805 PM EDT MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 628 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. $$