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CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
511 PM EDT WED AUG 12 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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 92 130 PM 98 1998 87 5 88
MINIMUM 77 440 AM 66 1967 77 0 81
AVERAGE 85 82 3 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.52 2004 0.19 -0.19 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.80 2.25 -0.45 4.07
SINCE JUN 1 8.53 12.18 -3.65 10.47
SINCE JAN 1 15.19 25.87 -10.68 22.18
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 20 17 3 20
MONTH TO DATE 217 204 13 176
SINCE JUN 1 1310 1168 142 1279
SINCE JAN 1 1794 1555 239 1794
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 98 1913
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 64 1967
1979
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE 641 AM EDT SUNSET 808 PM EDT
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE 642 AM EDT SUNSET 807 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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