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CDUS42 KCHS 222213  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
513 PM EST THU JAN 22 2026  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 22 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 67 1240 PM 76 1920 58 9 36  
1923  
1937  
MINIMUM 50 1200 AM 19 1985 43 7 26  
AVERAGE 59 50 9 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.88 2017 0.09 -0.09 0.35  
MONTH TO DATE 1.46 1.73 -0.27 1.41  
SINCE DEC 1 3.53 4.64 -1.11 3.48  
SINCE JAN 1 1.46 1.73 -0.27 1.41  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 6 14 -8 34  
MONTH TO DATE 266 309 -43 438  
SINCE DEC 1 636 662 -26 805  
SINCE JUL 1 815 877 -62 911  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 0  
SINCE DEC 1 2 7 -5 1  
SINCE JAN 1 1 0 1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 9 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.9  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 82 1937  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 24 2003  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 720 AM EST SUNSET 543 PM EST  
JANUARY 23 2026.......SUNRISE 720 AM EST SUNSET 544 PM EST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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