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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
206 AM EDT THU APR 30 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 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 75 340 PM 92 2002 76 -1 75
MINIMUM 66 220 AM 45 1922 64 2 68
AVERAGE 71 70 1 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.05 2.24 1937 0.09 -0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.14 2.87 -2.73 0.78
SINCE MAR 1 0.68 5.90 -5.22 3.03
SINCE JAN 1 4.41 11.02 -6.61 5.70
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 29 63 -34 25
SINCE MAR 1 162 276 -114 172
SINCE JUL 1 1560 1620 -60 1512
COOLING
YESTERDAY 6 5 1 7
MONTH TO DATE 124 87 37 142
SINCE MAR 1 185 108 77 157
SINCE JAN 1 190 113 77 165
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 88 1912
1974
1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 49 1922
1939
1999
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 633 AM EDT SUNSET 801 PM EDT
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 633 AM EDT SUNSET 802 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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