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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
207 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2026...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         92   1130 AM  97    1954  87      5       88
  MINIMUM         81    510 AM  68    1894  77      4       75
                                      1983
  AVERAGE         87                        82      5       82

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.42 2023   0.19  -0.19     1.11
  MONTH TO DATE    1.96                      3.02  -1.06     5.18
  SINCE JUN 1      8.69                     12.95  -4.26    11.58
  SINCE JAN 1     15.35                     26.64 -11.29    23.29

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY       22                        16      6       17
  MONTH TO DATE  303                       271     32      252
  SINCE JUN 1   1396                      1235    161     1355
  SINCE JAN 1   1880                      1622    258     1870
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       100      1954
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        70      1972
                                             1976
                                             1979


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE   645 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 PM EDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE   645 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 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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