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CDUS42 KCHS 242210  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
510 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 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 48 330 PM 81 1930 62 -14 60  
2023  
MINIMUM 32 700 AM 23 1901 48 -16 48  
AVERAGE 40 55 -15 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.97 1963 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.86 2.21 -0.35 1.04  
SINCE DEC 1 5.49 7.68 -2.19 4.74  
SINCE JAN 1 3.42 4.77 -1.35 2.67  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 25 10 15 11  
MONTH TO DATE 351 294 57 262  
SINCE DEC 1 1183 1089 94 1216  
SINCE JUL 1 1362 1304 58 1322  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 0 4 8  
SINCE DEC 1 6 9 -3 9  
SINCE JAN 1 5 2 3 8    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 80 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 22 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 653 AM EST SUNSET 613 PM EST  
FEBRUARY 25 2026......SUNRISE 652 AM EST SUNSET 614 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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