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CDUS42 KCHS 152210  
CLICXM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
510 PM EST THU JAN 15 2026  
   
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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 51 250 AM 76 1932 58 -7 51  
2017  
2020  
MINIMUM 44 1050 AM 20 1948 43 1 42  
AVERAGE 48 50 -2 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.53 1966 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.64 1.14 -0.50 0.27  
SINCE DEC 1 2.71 4.05 -1.34 2.34  
SINCE JAN 1 0.64 1.14 -0.50 0.27  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 17 14 3 18  
MONTH TO DATE 141 210 -69 283  
SINCE DEC 1 511 563 -52 650  
SINCE JUL 1 690 778 -88 756  
 
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
   
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 79 1947  
1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 19 1927  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 15 2026.......SUNRISE 722 AM EST SUNSET 536 PM EST  
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 722 AM EST SUNSET 537 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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