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CDUS42 KCHS 232116
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
516 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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 1200 PM 98 2014 86 4 80
MINIMUM 77 1200 AM 62 1930 76 1 75
AVERAGE 84 81 3 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.95 2025 0.22 -0.22 3.95
MONTH TO DATE 2.55 4.44 -1.89 13.25
SINCE JUN 1 9.28 14.37 -5.09 19.65
SINCE JAN 1 15.94 28.06 -12.12 31.36
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 19 16 3 13
MONTH TO DATE 451 383 68 364
SINCE JUN 1 1544 1347 197 1467
SINCE JAN 1 2028 1734 294 1982
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 99 1938
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 63 1931
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 649 AM EDT SUNSET 756 PM EDT
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 649 AM EDT SUNSET 754 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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