CDUS42 KCHS 180610 CLICHS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 210 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 89 129 PM 96 1963 84 5 90 MINIMUM 68 519 AM 49 1967 63 5 74 1984 AVERAGE 79 74 5 82 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.88 1980 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.53 1.54 -0.01 4.57 SINCE MAR 1 2.14 8.18 -6.04 7.68 SINCE JAN 1 7.09 14.60 -7.51 10.63 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 14 9 5 17 MONTH TO DATE 95 122 -27 166 SINCE MAR 1 330 252 78 356 SINCE JAN 1 351 263 88 372 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 500 AM LOWEST 48 300 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 96 1960 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 50 1940 1973 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. $$