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CDUS42 KCHS 180603
CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
203 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 77 1210 AM 88 1919 75 2 68
MINIMUM 58 1100 PM 41 1977 63 -5 63
AVERAGE 68 69 -1 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 3 5 -2 1
MONTH TO DATE 180 120 60 92
SINCE SEP 1 622 497 125 446
SINCE JAN 1 2786 2358 428 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 16.6
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 85 1980
1993
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 42 1943
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 726 AM EDT SUNSET 643 PM EDT
OCTOBER 19 2026.......SUNRISE 727 AM EDT SUNSET 642 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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