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CDUS42 KCHS 032206  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
506 PM EST TUE MAR 03 2026  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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 62 100 PM 80 2022 63 -1 55  
MINIMUM 53 200 AM 22 1980 49 4 44  
AVERAGE 58 56 2 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.73 2012 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.27 -0.27 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.27 -0.27 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 3.73 5.39 -1.66 2.67  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 7 9 -2 15  
MONTH TO DATE 24 28 -4 28  
SINCE MAR 1 24 28 -4 28  
SINCE JUL 1 1422 1372 50 1368  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 5 5 0 8    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 80 1899  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 25 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 3 2026.........SUNRISE 645 AM EST SUNSET 619 PM EST  
MARCH 4 2026.........SUNRISE 644 AM EST SUNSET 619 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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