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CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
513 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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 84 1220 PM 98 1903 85 -1 83
MINIMUM 76 530 AM 62 1904 76 0 74
1927
1986
AVERAGE 80 80 0 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.65 3.82 2012 0.21 0.44 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.53 5.51 -0.98 14.11
SINCE JUN 1 11.26 15.44 -4.18 20.51
SINCE JAN 1 17.92 29.13 -11.21 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 15 16 -1 14
MONTH TO DATE 541 463 78 440
SINCE JUN 1 1634 1427 207 1543
SINCE JAN 1 2118 1814 304 2058
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 97 1903
1998
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 59 1986
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 652 AM EDT SUNSET 749 PM EDT
AUGUST 29 2026........SUNRISE 653 AM EDT SUNSET 748 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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