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CDUS42 KCHS 162106
CLICHS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
506 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 85 133 PM 94 1941 84 1 94
MINIMUM 58 606 AM 47 1939 63 -5 72
AVERAGE 72 73 -1 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.07 1991 0.09 -0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.53 1.44 0.09 4.57
SINCE MAR 1 2.14 8.08 -5.94 7.68
SINCE JAN 1 7.09 14.50 -7.41 10.63
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 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
TODAY 7 9 -2 18
MONTH TO DATE 81 113 -32 149
SINCE MAR 1 316 243 73 339
SINCE JAN 1 337 254 83 355
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 500 AM
LOWEST 34 200 PM
AVERAGE 66
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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 96 1963
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 49 1967
1984
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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