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CDUS42 KCHS 172107
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
507 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 85 100 PM 86 1941 73 12 73
2006
MINIMUM 68 520 AM 39 1905 60 8 58
AVERAGE 77 66 11 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.14 1946 0.10 -0.10 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 1.73 -1.64 0.78
SINCE MAR 1 0.63 4.76 -4.13 3.03
SINCE JAN 1 4.36 9.88 -5.52 5.70
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 16 49 -33 25
SINCE MAR 1 149 262 -113 172
SINCE JUL 1 1547 1606 -59 1512
COOLING
TODAY 12 3 9 1
MONTH TO DATE 68 37 31 61
SINCE MAR 1 129 58 71 76
SINCE JAN 1 134 63 71 84
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1967
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 41 2001
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 648 AM EDT SUNSET 751 PM EDT
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 646 AM EDT SUNSET 752 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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