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CDUS42 KCHS 082109
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
509 PM EDT SAT AUG 08 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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 83 350 AM 98 1968 87 -4 83
2011
MINIMUM 80 720 AM 68 1989 77 3 75
AVERAGE 82 82 0 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.96 1974 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.60 1.49 0.11 1.17
SINCE JUN 1 8.33 11.42 -3.09 7.57
SINCE JAN 1 14.99 25.11 -10.12 19.28
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 17 17 0 14
MONTH TO DATE 138 136 2 117
SINCE JUN 1 1231 1100 131 1220
SINCE JAN 1 1715 1487 228 1735
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 96 1900
2011
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 67 1989
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 8 2026........SUNRISE 638 AM EDT SUNSET 812 PM EDT
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 639 AM EDT SUNSET 811 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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