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CDUS42 KCHS 162115
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
515 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 1130 AM 97 1954 87 5 88
MINIMUM 81 510 AM 68 1894 77 4 75
1983
AVERAGE 87 82 5 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.42 2023 0.19 -0.19 1.11
MONTH TO DATE 1.96 3.02 -1.06 5.18
SINCE JUN 1 8.69 12.95 -4.26 11.58
SINCE JAN 1 15.35 26.64 -11.29 23.29
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 22 16 6 17
MONTH TO DATE 303 271 32 252
SINCE JUN 1 1396 1235 161 1355
SINCE JAN 1 1880 1622 258 1870
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 100 1954
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 70 1972
1976
1979
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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