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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

511 PM EDT TUE MAY 05 2026



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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         79    242 PM  95    2014  82     -3       84       

  MINIMUM         54    552 AM  37    1940  60     -6       61       

  AVERAGE         67                        71     -4       73     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            0.00          1.28 2013   0.09  -0.09     0.01     

  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      0.45   0.66     0.05     

  SINCE MAR 1      1.72                      7.09  -5.37     3.16     

  SINCE JAN 1      6.67                     13.51  -6.84     6.11     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0        

  MONTH TO DATE   16                         5     11        0        

  SINCE MAR 1    175                       307   -132      180        

  SINCE JUL 1   1795                      1842    -47     1713        



 COOLING                                                              

  TODAY            2                         6     -4        8        

  MONTH TO DATE    2                        30    -28       45        

  SINCE MAR 1    237                       160     77      235        

  SINCE JAN 1    258                       171     87      251        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                      

 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    68                                                        



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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        95      1952                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        43      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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