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CDUS42 KCHS 082113
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
513 PM EDT THU OCT 08 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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 78 130 PM 89 1962 78 0 80
MINIMUM 69 600 AM 49 2000 66 3 73
AVERAGE 74 72 2 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.84 2016 0.16 -0.16 0.25
MONTH TO DATE 4.15 1.35 2.80 0.72
SINCE SEP 1 4.37 6.60 -2.23 1.76
SINCE JAN 1 22.52 36.33 -13.81 35.65
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 9 7 2 12
MONTH TO DATE 86 66 20 74
SINCE SEP 1 528 443 85 428
SINCE JAN 1 2692 2304 388 2523
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 11 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 86 1962
1975
2007
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 47 2000
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 8 2026.......SUNRISE 719 AM EDT SUNSET 655 PM EDT
OCTOBER 9 2026.......SUNRISE 719 AM EDT SUNSET 654 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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