005  
CDUS42 KCHS 160602  
CLICHS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
202 AM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
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..THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2026
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 81 358 PM 97 1995 84 -3 91  
MINIMUM 53 549 AM 47 1941 63 -10 69  
AVERAGE 67 73 -6 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.65 2009 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.53 1.35 0.18 4.57  
SINCE MAR 1 2.14 7.99 -5.85 7.68  
SINCE JAN 1 7.09 14.41 -7.32 10.63  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 16 5 11 0  
SINCE MAR 1 175 307 -132 180  
SINCE JUL 1 1795 1842 -47 1713  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 8 -6 15  
MONTH TO DATE 74 104 -30 131  
SINCE MAR 1 309 234 75 321  
SINCE JAN 1 330 245 85 337    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 1000 PM  
LOWEST 26 400 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 94 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 47 1939  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 620 AM EDT SUNSET 813 PM EDT  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 620 AM EDT SUNSET 814 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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