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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
204 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         91   1030 AM  99    1902  86      5       86
  MINIMUM         82    200 PM  66    1943  76      6       76
  AVERAGE         87                        81      6       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.11          3.26 1949   0.20  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.07                      3.82  -1.75     5.20
  SINCE JUN 1      8.80                     13.75  -4.95    11.60
  SINCE JAN 1     15.46                     27.44 -11.98    23.31

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       16
  MONTH TO DATE  395                       335     60      319
  SINCE JUN 1   1488                      1299    189     1422
  SINCE JAN 1   1972                      1686    286     1937
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        99      1900
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        66      1930
                                             1961


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE   647 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 PM EDT
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE   648 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 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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