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CDUS42 KCHS 272109
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
509 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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 86 1110 AM 97 1903 86 0 83
1998
MINIMUM 75 340 AM 63 1942 76 -1 74
AVERAGE 81 81 0 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 1.20 2.67 1911 0.20 1.00 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.88 5.30 -1.42 14.11
SINCE JUN 1 10.61 15.23 -4.62 20.51
SINCE JAN 1 17.27 28.92 -11.65 32.22
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 16 16 0 14
MONTH TO DATE 526 447 79 426
SINCE JUN 1 1619 1411 208 1529
SINCE JAN 1 2103 1798 305 2044
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 98 1903
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 62 1904
1927
1986
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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