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CDUS42 KCHS 182113
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
513 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 66 240 PM 85 1980 75 -9 74
1993
MINIMUM 51 630 AM 42 1943 63 -12 62
AVERAGE 59 69 -10 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 6.79 1965 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.11 2.80 2.31 3.84
SINCE SEP 1 5.33 8.05 -2.72 4.88
SINCE JAN 1 23.48 37.78 -14.30 38.77
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 6 1 5 0
MONTH TO DATE 6 6 0 1
SINCE SEP 1 6 7 -1 1
SINCE JUL 1 6 7 -1 1
COOLING
TODAY 0 5 -5 3
MONTH TO DATE 180 125 55 95
SINCE SEP 1 622 502 120 449
SINCE JAN 1 2786 2363 423 2544
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.2
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 90 1926
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 43 1948
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 726 AM EDT SUNSET 643 PM EDT
OCTOBER 19 2026.......SUNRISE 727 AM EDT SUNSET 642 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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