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CDUS42 KCHS 160607
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
207 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 92 1210 PM 99 1918 87 5 89
MINIMUM 79 530 AM 66 2013 77 2 81
AVERAGE 86 82 4 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.65 2010 0.20 -0.20 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.96 2.83 -0.87 4.07
SINCE JUN 1 8.69 12.76 -4.07 10.47
SINCE JAN 1 15.35 26.45 -11.10 22.18
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 21 17 4 20
MONTH TO DATE 281 255 26 235
SINCE JUN 1 1374 1219 155 1338
SINCE JAN 1 1858 1606 252 1853
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 97 1954
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 68 1894
1983
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE 644 AM EDT SUNSET 804 PM EDT
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 645 AM EDT SUNSET 802 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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