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CDUS42 KCHS 052108  
CLICHS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
508 PM EDT SUN MAY 05 2024  
   
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..THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 85 1241 PM 95 2014 82 3 78  
MINIMUM 70 901 AM 37 1940 60 10 53  
AVERAGE 78 71 7 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.18 1.28 2013 0.09 0.09 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.29 0.45 -0.16 T  
SINCE MAR 1 11.94 7.09 4.85 4.28  
SINCE JAN 1 17.34 13.51 3.83 12.12  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 2  
SINCE MAR 1 128 307 -179 205  
SINCE JUL 1 1389 1842 -453 1274  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 13 6 7 1  
MONTH TO DATE 55 30 25 2  
SINCE MAR 1 250 160 90 229  
SINCE JAN 1 277 171 106 302    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 1200 AM  
LOWEST 51 100 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 95 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 43 1940  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2024...........SUNRISE 629 AM EDT SUNSET 805 PM EDT  
MAY 6 2024...........SUNRISE 628 AM EDT SUNSET 806 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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