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CDUS42 KCHS 172208
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
508 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 62 150 PM 78 1928 58 4 52
MINIMUM 42 1200 AM 19 1959 43 -1 42
AVERAGE 52 50 2 47
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.86 1915 0.08 -0.08 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.64 1.30 -0.66 0.27
SINCE DEC 1 2.71 4.21 -1.50 2.34
SINCE JAN 1 0.64 1.30 -0.66 0.27
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 13 14 -1 18
MONTH TO DATE 186 238 -52 319
SINCE DEC 1 556 591 -35 686
SINCE JUL 1 735 806 -71 792
COOLING
TODAY 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 SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 79 1928
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 24 1977
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 722 AM EST SUNSET 538 PM EST
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 721 AM EST SUNSET 539 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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