716  
CDUS42 KCHS 140601  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
201 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 13 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 84 240 PM 87 2014 77 7 70  
MINIMUM 70 550 AM 47 1977 64 6 62  
AVERAGE 77 70 7 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 4.6  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 86 2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 45 1977  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 14 2026.......SUNRISE 723 AM EDT SUNSET 648 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 15 2026.......SUNRISE 724 AM EDT SUNSET 647 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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