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CDUS42 KCHS 132105
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
505 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 13 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 84 240 PM 87 2014 77 7 70
MINIMUM 70 550 AM 47 1977 64 6 62
AVERAGE 77 70 7 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 4.07 1994 0.15 -0.15 0.04
MONTH TO DATE 5.11 2.12 2.99 3.84
SINCE SEP 1 5.33 7.37 -2.04 4.88
SINCE JAN 1 23.48 37.10 -13.62 38.77
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 1
SINCE SEP 1 0 2 -2 1
SINCE JUL 1 0 2 -2 1
COOLING
TODAY 12 6 6 1
MONTH TO DATE 137 98 39 79
SINCE SEP 1 579 475 104 433
SINCE JAN 1 2743 2336 407 2528
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 86 2024
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 45 1977
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 13 2026.......SUNRISE 722 AM EDT SUNSET 649 PM EDT
OCTOBER 14 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM EDT SUNSET 648 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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