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CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
516 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 1210 PM 91 1936 72 3 66
MINIMUM 68 320 AM 40 1950 60 8 55
AVERAGE 72 66 6 61
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.68 1944 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 1.63 -1.54 0.78
SINCE MAR 1 0.63 4.66 -4.03 3.03
SINCE JAN 1 4.36 9.78 -5.42 5.70
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 2 -2 4
MONTH TO DATE 16 47 -31 25
SINCE MAR 1 149 260 -111 172
SINCE JUL 1 1547 1604 -57 1512
COOLING
TODAY 7 3 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 56 34 22 60
SINCE MAR 1 117 55 62 75
SINCE JAN 1 122 60 62 83
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 86 1941
2006
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 39 1905
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 649 AM EDT SUNSET 751 PM EDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 648 AM EDT SUNSET 751 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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