663  
CDUS42 KCHS 182114  
CLICHS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
514 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 75 1112 AM 96 1960 84 -9 89  
MINIMUM 70 359 PM 50 1940 64 6 61  
1973  
AVERAGE 73 74 -1 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.10 1980 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.77 1.64 -0.87 0.13  
SINCE MAR 1 5.05 8.28 -3.23 5.49  
SINCE JAN 1 12.89 14.70 -1.81 8.54  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 8 9 -1 10  
MONTH TO DATE 134 131 3 151  
SINCE MAR 1 361 261 100 277  
SINCE JAN 1 434 272 162 325    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 100 AM  
LOWEST 76 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 96 1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 43 1976  
 
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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