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CDUS42 KCHS 270715
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
215 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26 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 52 540 AM 79 1949 58 -6 58
MINIMUM 36 1150 PM 17 1905 44 -8 37
AVERAGE 44 51 -7 48
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.07 1.38 1937 0.09 -0.02 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.56 2.10 -0.54 1.41
SINCE DEC 1 3.63 5.01 -1.38 3.48
SINCE JAN 1 1.56 2.10 -0.54 1.41
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 21 14 7 17
MONTH TO DATE 339 365 -26 534
SINCE DEC 1 709 718 -9 901
SINCE JUL 1 888 933 -45 1007
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 80 1949
1950
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 18 1986
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 27 2026.......SUNRISE 718 AM EST SUNSET 548 PM EST
JANUARY 28 2026.......SUNRISE 717 AM EST SUNSET 549 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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