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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
509 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2021

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2021...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2021


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         80    100 PM  98    1899  79      1       81       
  MINIMUM         70    550 AM  52    2009  69      1       71       
  AVERAGE         75                        74      1       76     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.79 1955   0.07  -0.07     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.40                      1.30   0.10     0.00     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.85                      7.29  -0.44    11.51     
  SINCE JAN 1     13.02                     12.41   0.61    16.27     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        9        
  SINCE MAR 1    204                       275    -71      137        
  SINCE JUL 1   1287                      1619   -332     1242        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY           10                         9      1       11        
  MONTH TO DATE  123                       133    -10       99        
  SINCE MAR 1    299                       246     53      282        
  SINCE JAN 1    308                       251     57      308        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                        

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      1962                      
                                             1977                     
                                             2001                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        53      2002                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 18 2021...........SUNRISE   619 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 PM EDT     
MAY 19 2021...........SUNRISE   618 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 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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