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CDUS42 KCHS 170603
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
203 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 85 200 PM 88 2018 76 9 71
MINIMUM 72 320 AM 45 1945 63 9 64
AVERAGE 79 70 9 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.91 1932 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.11 2.54 2.57 3.84
SINCE SEP 1 5.33 7.79 -2.46 4.88
SINCE JAN 1 23.48 37.52 -14.04 38.77
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 1
SINCE SEP 1 0 5 -5 1
SINCE JUL 1 0 5 -5 1
COOLING
YESTERDAY 14 5 9 3
MONTH TO DATE 177 115 62 91
SINCE SEP 1 619 492 127 445
SINCE JAN 1 2783 2353 430 2540
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 88 1919
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 41 1977
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 725 AM EDT SUNSET 644 PM EDT
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 726 AM EDT SUNSET 643 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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