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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
519 PM EDT MON AUG 24 2026

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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         92   1130 AM  99    1938  86      6       87
  MINIMUM         83    540 AM  63    1931  76      7       74
  AVERAGE         88                        81      7       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.13          5.05 1970   0.22  -0.09     0.86
  MONTH TO DATE    2.68                      4.66  -1.98    14.11
  SINCE JUN 1      9.41                     14.59  -5.18    20.51
  SINCE JAN 1     16.07                     28.28 -12.21    32.22

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0

 COOLING
  TODAY           23                        16      7       16
  MONTH TO DATE  474                       399     75      380
  SINCE JUN 1   1567                      1363    204     1483
  SINCE JAN 1   2051                      1750    301     1998
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    19   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        96      1915
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        64      1957


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE   649 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 PM EDT
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE   650 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 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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