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CDUS42 KCHS 090618  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
218 AM EDT SUN AUG 09 2026  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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 84 400 PM 98 1968 87 -3 83  
2011  
MINIMUM 80 720 AM 68 1989 77 3 75  
AVERAGE 82 82 0 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 96 1900  
2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 67 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 9 2026........SUNRISE 639 AM EDT SUNSET 811 PM EDT  
AUGUST 10 2026........SUNRISE 640 AM EDT SUNSET 810 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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