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CDUS42 KCHS 192109
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
509 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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 90 300 PM 98 1895 86 4 88
MINIMUM 84 430 AM 67 1976 76 8 78
AVERAGE 87 81 6 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 5.39 1981 0.20 -0.20 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.96 3.62 -1.66 5.20
SINCE JUN 1 8.69 13.55 -4.86 11.60
SINCE JAN 1 15.35 27.24 -11.89 23.31
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 18
MONTH TO DATE 373 319 54 303
SINCE JUN 1 1466 1283 183 1406
SINCE JAN 1 1950 1670 280 1921
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 99 1902
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 66 1943
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 646 AM EDT SUNSET 800 PM EDT
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 647 AM EDT SUNSET 759 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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