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CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
208 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 85 100 PM 88 1925 76 9 76
MINIMUM 72 450 AM 45 1907 64 8 63
AVERAGE 79 70 9 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.49 1954 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.11 2.40 2.71 3.84
SINCE SEP 1 5.33 7.65 -2.32 4.88
SINCE JAN 1 23.48 37.38 -13.90 38.77
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 1
SINCE SEP 1 0 4 -4 1
SINCE JUL 1 0 4 -4 1
COOLING
YESTERDAY 14 6 8 5
MONTH TO DATE 163 110 53 88
SINCE SEP 1 605 487 118 442
SINCE JAN 1 2769 2348 421 2537
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 88 2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 45 1945
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE 725 AM EDT SUNSET 645 PM EDT
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 725 AM EDT SUNSET 644 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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