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CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
507 PM EDT SUN APR 26 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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 77 150 PM 89 1989 75 2 78
MINIMUM 69 710 AM 41 1910 63 6 68
AVERAGE 73 69 4 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.97 1965 0.09 -0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 2.60 -2.51 0.78
SINCE MAR 1 0.63 5.63 -5.00 3.03
SINCE JAN 1 4.36 10.75 -6.39 5.70
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 23 60 -37 25
SINCE MAR 1 156 273 -117 172
SINCE JUL 1 1554 1617 -63 1512
COOLING
TODAY 8 5 3 8
MONTH TO DATE 119 72 47 125
SINCE MAR 1 180 93 87 140
SINCE JAN 1 185 98 87 148
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 19 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1925
1985
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 44 1898
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 26 2026.........SUNRISE 638 AM EDT SUNSET 758 PM EDT
APRIL 27 2026.........SUNRISE 637 AM EDT SUNSET 759 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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