264
CDUS42 KCHS 052109
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
509 PM EDT WED AUG 05 2026
...............................
..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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
...............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 84 1200 AM 102 1954 87 -3 87
MINIMUM 75 850 AM 65 1912 77 -2 76
AVERAGE 80 82 -2 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.59 3.71 1941 0.19 0.40 0.04
MONTH TO DATE 1.60 0.93 0.67 0.83
SINCE JUN 1 8.33 10.86 -2.53 7.23
SINCE JAN 1 14.99 24.55 -9.56 18.94
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 15 17 -2 17
MONTH TO DATE 82 85 -3 75
SINCE JUN 1 1175 1049 126 1178
SINCE JAN 1 1659 1436 223 1693
...............................................................
WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6
......................................................
THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 99 1899
1956
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 66 1939
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.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page