392  
CDUS42 KCHS 140703  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
203 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 13 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 59 230 PM 77 1960 58 1 51  
MINIMUM 41 610 AM 18 1918 43 -2 42  
AVERAGE 50 51 -1 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.85 1984 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.64 0.98 -0.34 0.27  
SINCE DEC 1 2.71 3.89 -1.18 2.34  
SINCE JAN 1 0.64 0.98 -0.34 0.27  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 15 14 1 18  
MONTH TO DATE 111 182 -71 249  
SINCE DEC 1 481 535 -54 616  
SINCE JUL 1 660 750 -90 722  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 0  
SINCE DEC 1 2 7 -5 1  
SINCE JAN 1 1 0 1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 11 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 78 1907  
1932  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 20 1912  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 14 2026.......SUNRISE 722 AM EST SUNSET 536 PM EST  
JANUARY 15 2026.......SUNRISE 722 AM EST SUNSET 536 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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