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CDUS42 KCHS 182111  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
511 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 18 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 88 240 PM 98 1942 88 0 89  
MINIMUM 83 410 AM 68 1946 77 6 78  
AVERAGE 86 82 4 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.78 1894 0.16 -0.16 0.07  
MONTH TO DATE 2.97 2.86 0.11 2.17  
SINCE JUN 1 5.38 7.71 -2.33 4.02  
SINCE JAN 1 12.04 21.40 -9.36 15.73  
 
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 21 18 3 19  
MONTH TO DATE 356 309 47 320  
SINCE JUN 1 833 737 96 823  
SINCE JAN 1 1317 1124 193 1338    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (0)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 101 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 67 1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 624 AM EDT SUNSET 827 PM EDT  
JULY 19 2026..........SUNRISE 625 AM EDT SUNSET 827 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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