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CDUS42 KCHS 172117
CLICHS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
517 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 89 129 PM 96 1963 84 5 90
MINIMUM 68 519 AM 49 1967 63 5 74
1984
AVERAGE 79 74 5 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.88 1980 0.10 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.53 1.54 -0.01 4.57
SINCE MAR 1 2.14 8.18 -6.04 7.68
SINCE JAN 1 7.09 14.60 -7.51 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 14 9 5 17
MONTH TO DATE 95 122 -27 166
SINCE MAR 1 330 252 78 356
SINCE JAN 1 351 263 88 372
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 500 AM
LOWEST 48 300 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 96 1960
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 50 1940
1973
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 620 AM EDT SUNSET 814 PM EDT
MAY 18 2026...........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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