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CDUS42 KCHS 082208
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
508 PM EST THU JAN 08 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 61 130 PM 76 1907 58 3 52
MINIMUM 54 720 AM 18 1970 44 10 35
AVERAGE 58 51 7 44
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.15 1912 0.07 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.63 0.60 0.03 0.00
SINCE DEC 1 2.70 3.51 -0.81 2.07
SINCE JAN 1 0.63 0.60 0.03 0.00
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 7 14 -7 21
MONTH TO DATE 63 112 -49 138
SINCE DEC 1 433 465 -32 505
SINCE JUL 1 612 680 -68 611
COOLING
TODAY 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 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 76 1907
1937
1974
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 14 1970
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM EST SUNSET 530 PM EST
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM EST SUNSET 531 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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