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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

201 AM EDT THU MAY 07 2026



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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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           

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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          

 YESTERDAY                                                           

  MAXIMUM         86    302 PM  95    1952  82      4       84       

  MINIMUM         60    524 AM  43    1940  60      0       57       

  AVERAGE         73                        71      2       71     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.30 1984   0.09  -0.09     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      0.54   0.57     0.05     

  SINCE MAR 1      1.72                      7.18  -5.46     3.16     

  SINCE JAN 1      6.67                     13.60  -6.93     6.11     



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        8                         6      2        6        

  MONTH TO DATE   10                        36    -26       51        

  SINCE MAR 1    245                       166     79      241        

  SINCE JAN 1    266                       177     89      257        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                        





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    90           600 AM                                      

 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    69                                                        



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THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        93      1977                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        45      1957                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  7 2026...........SUNRISE   627 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 PM EDT     

MAY  8 2026...........SUNRISE   626 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 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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