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CDUS42 KCHS 122110  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
510 PM EDT TUE AUG 12 2025  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 88 230 PM 98 1998 87 1 90  
MINIMUM 81 1210 AM 66 1967 77 4 80  
AVERAGE 85 82 3 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.52 2004 0.19 -0.19 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 4.07 2.25 1.82 8.72  
SINCE JUN 1 10.47 12.18 -1.71 18.39  
SINCE JAN 1 22.18 25.87 -3.69 38.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 20 17 3 20  
MONTH TO DATE 176 204 -28 211  
SINCE JUN 1 1279 1168 111 1274  
SINCE JAN 1 1794 1555 239 1758    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 11 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 98 1913  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 64 1967  
1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 12 2025........SUNRISE 641 AM EDT SUNSET 808 PM EDT  
AUGUST 13 2025........SUNRISE 642 AM EDT SUNSET 807 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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