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CDUS42 KCHS 160716
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
216 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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 51 250 AM 76 1932 58 -7 51
2017
2020
MINIMUM 35 1150 PM 20 1948 43 -8 42
AVERAGE 43 50 -7 47
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.53 1966 0.08 -0.08 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.64 1.14 -0.50 0.27
SINCE DEC 1 2.71 4.05 -1.34 2.34
SINCE JAN 1 0.64 1.14 -0.50 0.27
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 22 14 8 18
MONTH TO DATE 146 210 -64 283
SINCE DEC 1 516 563 -47 650
SINCE JUL 1 695 778 -83 756
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 79 1947
1950
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 19 1927
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 722 AM EST SUNSET 537 PM EST
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 722 AM EST SUNSET 538 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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