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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
214 AM EDT MON APR 20 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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 81 1200 PM 90 1917 73 8 75
MINIMUM 62 1100 PM 38 1983 61 1 68
AVERAGE 72 67 5 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.63 1920 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 1.94 -1.85 0.78
SINCE MAR 1 0.63 4.97 -4.34 3.03
SINCE JAN 1 4.36 10.09 -5.73 5.70
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 16 53 -37 25
SINCE MAR 1 149 266 -117 172
SINCE JUL 1 1547 1610 -63 1512
COOLING
YESTERDAY 7 3 4 7
MONTH TO DATE 85 43 42 72
SINCE MAR 1 146 64 82 87
SINCE JAN 1 151 69 82 95
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1917
1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 39 1983
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2026.........SUNRISE 644 AM EDT SUNSET 754 PM EDT
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 643 AM EDT SUNSET 754 PM EDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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