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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

201 AM EDT THU MAY 07 2026



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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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           

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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          

 YESTERDAY                                                           

  MAXIMUM         78    210 PM  95    1952  77      1       76       

  MINIMUM         67    440 AM  51    2016  66      1       68       

  AVERAGE         73                        71      2       72     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.09 1948   0.08  -0.08     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      0.45   0.56     0.07     

  SINCE MAR 1      1.72                      6.44  -4.72     3.10     

  SINCE JAN 1      5.45                     11.56  -6.11     5.77     



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        8                         7      1        7        

  MONTH TO DATE   16                        37    -21       49        

  SINCE MAR 1    207                       150     57      214        

  SINCE JAN 1    212                       155     57      222        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    19   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                        



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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        93      1977                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        51      1992                      

                                             2007                     





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  7 2026...........SUNRISE   627 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT     

MAY  8 2026...........SUNRISE   626 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 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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