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CDUS42 KCHS 280715
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
215 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 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 44 430 PM 80 1949 58 -14 51
1950
MINIMUM 27 640 AM 18 1986 44 -17 45
AVERAGE 36 51 -15 48
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.51 1984 0.09 -0.09 0.19
MONTH TO DATE 1.56 2.19 -0.63 1.60
SINCE DEC 1 3.63 5.10 -1.47 3.67
SINCE JAN 1 1.56 2.19 -0.63 1.60
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 29 14 15 17
MONTH TO DATE 368 379 -11 551
SINCE DEC 1 738 732 6 918
SINCE JUL 1 917 947 -30 1024
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 N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 81 1944
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 14 1986
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 28 2026.......SUNRISE 717 AM EST SUNSET 549 PM EST
JANUARY 29 2026.......SUNRISE 716 AM EST SUNSET 550 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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