CXUS52 KCHS 042038 CLMCHS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 336 PM EST SUN JAN 04 2026 ................................... ...THE NORTH CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2025... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 83 12/11/1972 LOW 8 12/13/1962 HIGHEST 79 12/24 MM MM 79 12/18 12/27 LOWEST 21 12/15 MM MM 22 12/07 AVG. MAXIMUM 61.7 62.7 -1.0 62.4 AVG. MINIMUM 40.4 41.6 -1.2 40.4 MEAN 51.0 52.2 -1.2 51.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 6 6.0 0.0 8 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 11.08 1941 MINIMUM 0.35 2008 TOTALS 1.68 3.35 -1.67 2.44 DAYS >= .01 6 9.3 -3.3 8 DAYS >= .10 4 5.7 -1.7 5 DAYS >= .50 1 2.3 -1.3 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.8 -0.8 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.86 12/02 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 430 408 22 423 SINCE 7/1 711 700 11 MM COOLING TOTAL 2 9 -7 7 SINCE 1/1 2598 2434 164 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/260 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/270 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && RECORDS ESTABLISHED AT THE CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DURING THE MONTH: *DEC 15 - RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 39 DEGREES *DEC 27 - RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 79 DEGREES $$