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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

511 PM EDT TUE MAY 05 2026



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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         74    300 PM  93    2014  77     -3       79       

  MINIMUM         64    540 AM  47    1940  65     -1       68       

  AVERAGE         69                        71     -2       74     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            0.00          1.44 1923   0.07  -0.07     0.01     

  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      0.37   0.64     0.07     

  SINCE MAR 1      1.72                      6.36  -4.64     3.10     

  SINCE JAN 1      5.45                     11.48  -6.03     5.77     



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            4                         6     -2        9        

  MONTH TO DATE    8                        30    -22       42        

  SINCE MAR 1    199                       143     56      207        

  SINCE JAN 1    204                       148     56      215        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                        



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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        95      1952                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        51      2016                      





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.









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