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CDUS42 KCHS 060730  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
230 AM EST TUE JAN 06 2026  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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 64 120 PM 76 1939 58 6 54  
1950  
MINIMUM 50 1200 AM 18 1920 44 6 38  
AVERAGE 57 51 6 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.85 1929 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.63 0.38 0.25 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 2.70 3.29 -0.59 2.07  
SINCE JAN 1 0.63 0.38 0.25 0.00  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 8 14 -6 19  
MONTH TO DATE 52 70 -18 82  
SINCE DEC 1 422 423 -1 449  
SINCE JUL 1 601 638 -37 555  
 
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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 76 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 17 1924  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM EST SUNSET 529 PM EST  
JANUARY 7 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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