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CDUS42 KCHS 172108
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
508 PM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 77 1210 AM 88 1919 75 2 68
MINIMUM 60 1140 AM 41 1977 63 -3 63
AVERAGE 69 69 0 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.91 1999 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.11 2.68 2.43 3.84
SINCE SEP 1 5.33 7.93 -2.60 4.88
SINCE JAN 1 23.48 37.66 -14.18 38.77
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 1
SINCE SEP 1 0 6 -6 1
SINCE JUL 1 0 6 -6 1
COOLING
TODAY 4 5 -1 1
MONTH TO DATE 181 120 61 92
SINCE SEP 1 623 497 126 446
SINCE JAN 1 2787 2358 429 2541
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.4
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 85 1980
1993
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 42 1943
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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