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CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
201 AM EST MON JAN 05 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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 59 300 PM 75 1955 58 1 52
MINIMUM 44 800 AM 20 1918 44 0 37
AVERAGE 52 51 1 45
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.67 1906 0.07 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.63 0.30 0.33 0.00
SINCE DEC 1 2.70 3.21 -0.51 2.07
SINCE JAN 1 0.63 0.30 0.33 0.00
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 13 14 -1 20
MONTH TO DATE 44 56 -12 63
SINCE DEC 1 414 409 5 430
SINCE JUL 1 593 624 -31 536
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE DEC 1 1 7 -6 1
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 76 1939
1950
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 18 1920
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM EST SUNSET 528 PM EST
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM EST SUNSET 529 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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