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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
201 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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 57 130 PM 78 1954 58 -1 38
MINIMUM 41 540 AM 10 1985 43 -2 27
AVERAGE 49 50 -1 33
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.07 1983 0.09 -0.09 0.24
MONTH TO DATE 1.46 1.64 -0.18 1.06
SINCE DEC 1 3.53 4.55 -1.02 3.13
SINCE JAN 1 1.46 1.64 -0.18 1.06
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 16 14 2 32
MONTH TO DATE 260 295 -35 404
SINCE DEC 1 630 648 -18 771
SINCE JUL 1 809 863 -54 877
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 0
SINCE DEC 1 2 7 -5 1
SINCE JAN 1 1 0 1 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 76 1920
1923
1937
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 19 1985
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 720 AM EST SUNSET 543 PM EST
JANUARY 23 2026.......SUNRISE 720 AM EST SUNSET 544 PM EST
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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