CDUS42 KCHS 162111 CLICHS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 511 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026 ................................... ...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 87 243 PM 90 2018 78 9 76 MINIMUM 66 410 AM 38 1978 58 8 56 AVERAGE 77 68 9 66 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.55 1968 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.18 2.73 0.45 3.70 SINCE SEP 1 6.72 8.74 -2.02 4.68 SINCE JAN 1 27.99 44.90 -16.91 39.64 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T 0.0 0.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 13 -13 6 SINCE SEP 1 0 15 -15 6 SINCE JUL 1 0 15 -15 6 COOLING TODAY 12 4 8 1 MONTH TO DATE 156 99 57 89 SINCE SEP 1 568 456 112 426 SINCE JAN 1 2819 2349 470 2559 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 50 200 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 91 1972 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 35 1939 SUNRISE AND SUNSET OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE 725 AM EDT SUNSET 646 PM EDT OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 726 AM EDT SUNSET 645 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$