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CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
202 AM EDT WED AUG 05 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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 85 400 PM 100 1899 87 -2 81
MINIMUM 77 550 AM 66 1912 77 0 73
1920
AVERAGE 81 82 -1 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.05 3.27 1961 0.19 -0.14 0.18
MONTH TO DATE 1.01 0.74 0.27 0.79
SINCE JUN 1 7.74 10.67 -2.93 7.19
SINCE JAN 1 14.40 24.36 -9.96 18.90
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 16 17 -1 12
MONTH TO DATE 67 68 -1 58
SINCE JUN 1 1160 1032 128 1161
SINCE JAN 1 1644 1419 225 1676
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 102 1954
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 65 1912
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 5 2026........SUNRISE 636 AM EDT SUNSET 815 PM EDT
AUGUST 6 2026........SUNRISE 637 AM EDT SUNSET 814 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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