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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
509 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026

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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         87   1225 PM  96    1960  84      3       89       
  MINIMUM         66    510 AM  50    1940  64      2       70       
                                      1973                           
  AVERAGE         77                        74      3       80     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.10 1980   0.10  -0.10     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.53                      1.64  -0.11     4.57     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.14                      8.28  -6.14     7.68     
  SINCE JAN 1      7.09                     14.70  -7.61    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           12                         9      3       15        
  MONTH TO DATE  107                       131    -24      181        
  SINCE MAR 1    342                       261     81      371        
  SINCE JAN 1    363                       272     91      387        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                      
 LOWEST     48          1200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    74                                                        

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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        96      1996                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        43      1976                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE   619 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 PM EDT     
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE   618 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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