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CDUS42 KCHS 162112
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
512 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 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 90 1110 AM 98 2000 88 2 87
MINIMUM 84 810 AM 69 1929 77 7 83
AVERAGE 87 82 5 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 4.71 1978 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.97 2.53 0.44 2.10
SINCE JUN 1 5.38 7.38 -2.00 3.95
SINCE JAN 1 12.04 21.07 -9.03 15.66
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0
COOLING
TODAY 22 18 4 20
MONTH TO DATE 313 273 40 280
SINCE JUN 1 790 701 89 783
SINCE JAN 1 1274 1088 186 1298
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 97 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 70 1920
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 16 2026..........SUNRISE 623 AM EDT SUNSET 828 PM EDT
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 624 AM EDT SUNSET 828 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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