CDUS42 KCHS 202109 CLICHS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 509 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026 ................................... ...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 73 302 PM 88 1982 71 2 78 MINIMUM 37 650 AM 30 1939 48 -11 49 AVERAGE 55 60 -5 64 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 2.80 2003 0.10 -0.10 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 0.37 2.15 -1.78 1.82 SINCE MAR 1 0.37 2.15 -1.78 1.82 SINCE JAN 1 5.32 8.57 -3.25 4.77 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 1.1 0.3 0.8 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 10 7 3 1 MONTH TO DATE 103 168 -65 118 SINCE MAR 1 103 168 -65 118 SINCE JUL 1 1723 1703 20 1651 COOLING TODAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 56 19 37 10 SINCE MAR 1 56 19 37 10 SINCE JAN 1 77 30 47 26 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 700 AM LOWEST 28 200 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 90 2017 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1981 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 724 AM EDT SUNSET 732 PM EDT MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 722 AM EDT SUNSET 733 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$