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CDUS42 KCHS 162110
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
510 PM EDT THU OCT 16 2025
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 71 1200 PM 88 2018 76 -5 65
MINIMUM 64 650 AM 45 1945 63 1 54
AVERAGE 68 70 -2 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.91 1932 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.84 2.54 1.30 0.15
SINCE SEP 1 4.88 7.79 -2.91 4.62
SINCE JAN 1 38.77 37.52 1.25 45.52
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 1 -1 5
MONTH TO DATE 1 4 -3 6
SINCE SEP 1 1 5 -4 6
SINCE JUL 1 1 5 -4 6
COOLING
TODAY 3 5 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 91 115 -24 118
SINCE SEP 1 445 492 -47 504
SINCE JAN 1 2540 2353 187 2560
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 88 1919
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 41 1977
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 725 AM EDT SUNSET 645 PM EDT
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 726 AM EDT SUNSET 644 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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