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CDUS42 KCHS 162205  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
505 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 52 420 PM 79 1971 61 -9 70  
MINIMUM 33 620 AM 17 1943 47 -14 53  
AVERAGE 43 54 -11 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.18 1970 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.77 1.56 0.21 0.33  
SINCE DEC 1 1.77 1.56 0.21 0.33  
SINCE JAN 1 41.65 42.91 -1.26 47.38  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 22 11 11 3  
MONTH TO DATE 249 163 86 203  
SINCE DEC 1 249 163 86 203  
SINCE JUL 1 428 378 50 309  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 1  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 1  
SINCE JAN 1 2598 2441 157 2706    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 11 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 78 1924  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 20 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 16 2025......SUNRISE 715 AM EST SUNSET 516 PM EST  
DECEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 716 AM EST SUNSET 516 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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