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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
509 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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         90   1140 AM  99    1900  86      4       90
  MINIMUM         83    510 AM  66    1930  76      7       76
                                      1961
  AVERAGE         87                        81      6       83

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.56 1941   0.19  -0.19     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.07                      4.01  -1.94     5.20
  SINCE JUN 1      8.80                     13.94  -5.14    11.60
  SINCE JAN 1     15.46                     27.63 -12.17    23.31

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           22                        16      6       18
  MONTH TO DATE  417                       351     66      337
  SINCE JUN 1   1510                      1315    195     1440
  SINCE JAN 1   1994                      1702    292     1955
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        98      1983
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        65      1930


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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