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CLICHS



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

215 AM EDT TUE MAY 05 2026



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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         78    150 PM  94    1938  81     -3       84       

  MINIMUM         48    527 AM  38    1939  60    -12       65       

  AVERAGE         63                        70     -7       75     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.92 1998   0.09  -0.09     0.04     

  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      0.36   0.75     0.04     

  SINCE MAR 1      1.72                      7.00  -5.28     3.15     

  SINCE JAN 1      6.67                     13.42  -6.75     6.10     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0        

  MONTH TO DATE   16                         4     12        0        

  SINCE MAR 1    175                       306   -131      180        

  SINCE JUL 1   1795                      1841    -46     1713        



 COOLING                                                              

  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6       10        

  MONTH TO DATE    0                        24    -24       37        

  SINCE MAR 1    235                       154     81      227        

  SINCE JAN 1    256                       165     91      243        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         

  FOG                                                                 





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    96           600 AM                                      

 LOWEST     29          1100 AM                                      

 AVERAGE    63                                                        



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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        95      2014                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        37      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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