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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
510 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2024

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...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         78    909 AM  96    1960  84     -6       75
  MINIMUM         72    229 PM  50    1940  64      8       67
                                      1973
  AVERAGE         75                        74      1       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.13          1.10 1980   0.10   0.03     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    1.88                      1.64   0.24     0.79
  SINCE MAR 1     13.53                      8.28   5.25     5.07
  SINCE JAN 1     18.93                     14.70   4.23    12.91

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        2
  SINCE MAR 1    128                       307   -179      205
  SINCE JUL 1   1389                      1842   -453     1274

 COOLING
  TODAY           10                         9      1        6
  MONTH TO DATE  194                       131     63      132
  SINCE MAR 1    389                       261    128      359
  SINCE JAN 1    416                       272    144      432
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           500 AM
 LOWEST     76           900 AM
 AVERAGE    85

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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 2024...........SUNRISE   619 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 PM EDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   618 AM EDT   SUNSET   816 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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