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CDUS42 KCHS 052111  
CLICHS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
511 PM EDT TUE MAY 05 2026  
   
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..THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 79 242 PM 95 2014 82 -3 84  
MINIMUM 54 552 AM 37 1940 60 -6 61  
AVERAGE 67 71 -4 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.28 2013 0.09 -0.09 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.11 0.45 0.66 0.05  
SINCE MAR 1 1.72 7.09 -5.37 3.16  
SINCE JAN 1 6.67 13.51 -6.84 6.11  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 16 5 11 0  
SINCE MAR 1 175 307 -132 180  
SINCE JUL 1 1795 1842 -47 1713  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 6 -4 8  
MONTH TO DATE 2 30 -28 45  
SINCE MAR 1 237 160 77 235  
SINCE JAN 1 258 171 87 251    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 500 AM  
LOWEST 42 200 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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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 2026...........SUNRISE 629 AM EDT SUNSET 805 PM EDT  
MAY 6 2026...........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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