892  
CDUS42 KCHS 210618  
CLICHS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
218 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
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..THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 88 238 PM 97 1938 84 4 95  
MINIMUM 63 511 AM 47 2002 64 -1 72  
AVERAGE 76 74 2 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.16 1953 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.53 1.84 -0.31 4.57  
SINCE MAR 1 2.14 8.48 -6.34 7.68  
SINCE JAN 1 7.09 14.90 -7.81 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 11 9 2 19  
MONTH TO DATE 128 149 -21 212  
SINCE MAR 1 363 279 84 402  
SINCE JAN 1 384 290 94 418    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 40 400 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 99 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 45 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 617 AM EDT SUNSET 817 PM EDT  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 617 AM EDT SUNSET 817 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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