982  
CDUS42 KCHS 160610  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
210 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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 83 1000 AM 96 1980 83 0 83  
MINIMUM 80 1150 PM 61 1967 73 7 67  
1985  
AVERAGE 82 78 4 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.31 1991 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.18 2.77 -2.59 0.94  
SINCE SEP 1 0.18 2.77 -2.59 0.94  
SINCE JAN 1 18.33 32.50 -14.17 34.83  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 17 13 4 10  
MONTH TO DATE 268 210 58 162  
SINCE SEP 1 268 210 58 162  
SINCE JAN 1 2432 2071 361 2257    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.6  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 94 1927  
1980  
2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 59 1908  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 16 2026.....SUNRISE 704 AM EDT SUNSET 724 PM EDT  
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 705 AM EDT SUNSET 723 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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