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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
509 PM EDT MON APR 13 2026  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13 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 75 220 PM 89 2001 72 3 68  
MINIMUM 64 550 AM 36 1940 59 5 50  
AVERAGE 70 65 5 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.71 1912 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 1.31 -1.22 0.78  
SINCE MAR 1 0.63 4.34 -3.71 3.03  
SINCE JAN 1 4.36 9.46 -5.10 5.70  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 6  
MONTH TO DATE 16 41 -25 21  
SINCE MAR 1 149 254 -105 168  
SINCE JUL 1 1547 1598 -51 1508  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 3 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 36 25 11 48  
SINCE MAR 1 97 46 51 63  
SINCE JAN 1 102 51 51 71    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 89 1916  
1922  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 36 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 652 AM EDT SUNSET 748 PM EDT  
APRIL 14 2026.........SUNRISE 651 AM EDT SUNSET 749 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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