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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
521 PM EDT SAT OCT 03 2026  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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 79 1040 AM 91 1919 79 0 78  
1986  
MINIMUM 76 400 AM 44 1974 68 8 64  
AVERAGE 78 74 4 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.06 9.25 2015 0.17 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.06 0.51 -0.45 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 0.28 5.76 -5.48 1.04  
SINCE JAN 1 18.43 35.49 -17.06 34.93  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 13 9 4 6  
MONTH TO DATE 41 27 14 20  
SINCE SEP 1 483 404 79 374  
SINCE JAN 1 2647 2265 382 2469    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 93 1919  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 48 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 715 AM EDT SUNSET 702 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 716 AM EDT SUNSET 700 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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