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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
449 PM EDT Sat May 2 2020

...TOP 5 WETTEST APRILS ON RECORD FOR LOCAL CLIMATE SITES...

Top 5 Wettest Aprils at the Charleston International Airport
1. 9.50 inches...1958
2. 8.13 inches...2020*
3. 6.61 inches...1997 
4. 6.51 inches...1982 
5. 6.30 inches...1984

Top 5 Wettest Aprils at Downtown Charleston
1. 7.40 inches...1920
2. 7.24 inches...2020*
3. 6.63 inches...1958
4. 6.55 inches...1937
5. 6.33 inches...2014 & 1997 

Top 5 Wettest Aprils at the Savannah International Airport
1. 10.57 inches...1991
2.  8.82 inches...1877
3.  8.80 inches...2020* 
4.  8.69 inches...1879
5.  7.74 inches...1961 

Precipitation records date back to 1938 at the Charleston 
International Airport (CHS); 1871 at the Savannah International 
Airport (SAV); and 1870 in Downtown Charleston (CXM).

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