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CDUS42 KCHS 270616
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
216 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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 86 300 PM 96 1936 86 0 85
MINIMUM 80 850 PM 63 1942 76 4 74
AVERAGE 83 81 2 80
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.39 1963 0.22 -0.22 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.68 5.10 -2.42 14.11
SINCE JUN 1 9.41 15.03 -5.62 20.51
SINCE JAN 1 16.07 28.72 -12.65 32.22
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 18 16 2 15
MONTH TO DATE 510 431 79 412
SINCE JUN 1 1603 1395 208 1515
SINCE JAN 1 2087 1782 305 2030
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 97 1903
1998
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 63 1942
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 651 AM EDT SUNSET 751 PM EDT
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 652 AM EDT SUNSET 749 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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