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CDUS42 KCHS 212111  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
511 PM EDT TUE OCT 21 2025  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 21 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 73 210 PM 84 1943 74 -1 75  
1962  
MINIMUM 58 640 AM 39 1913 61 -3 57  
AVERAGE 66 68 -2 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.77 1959 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.84 3.14 0.70 0.15  
SINCE SEP 1 4.88 8.39 -3.51 4.62  
SINCE JAN 1 38.77 38.12 0.65 45.52  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 9 -8 20  
SINCE SEP 1 1 10 -9 20  
SINCE JUL 1 1 10 -9 20  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 4 -3 1  
MONTH TO DATE 104 137 -33 119  
SINCE SEP 1 458 514 -56 505  
SINCE JAN 1 2553 2375 178 2561    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 1919  
1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 42 1952  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 21 2025.......SUNRISE 729 AM EDT SUNSET 639 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 22 2025.......SUNRISE 729 AM EDT SUNSET 638 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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