241  
CDUS42 KCHS 180601  
CLICHS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
201 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 92 320 PM 96 1963 84 8 89  
MINIMUM 70 740 PM 49 1967 63 7 68  
1984  
AVERAGE 81 74 7 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.39 0.88 1980 0.10 0.29 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.77 1.54 -0.77 0.13  
SINCE MAR 1 5.05 8.18 -3.13 5.49  
SINCE JAN 1 12.89 14.60 -1.71 8.54  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 5 -3 7  
SINCE MAR 1 205 307 -102 208  
SINCE JUL 1 1274 1842 -568 1598  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 16 9 7 14  
MONTH TO DATE 126 122 4 141  
SINCE MAR 1 353 252 101 267  
SINCE JAN 1 426 263 163 315    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1100 PM  
LOWEST 41 300 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 96 1960  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 50 1940  
1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 619 AM EDT SUNSET 814 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 619 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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