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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
509 PM EDT SAT AUG 08 2026

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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         83    350 AM  98    1968  87     -4       83
                                      2011
  MINIMUM         80    720 AM  68    1989  77      3       75
  AVERAGE         82                        82      0       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.96 1974   0.18  -0.18     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.60                      1.49   0.11     1.17
  SINCE JUN 1      8.33                     11.42  -3.09     7.57
  SINCE JAN 1     14.99                     25.11 -10.12    19.28

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           17                        17      0       14
  MONTH TO DATE  138                       136      2      117
  SINCE JUN 1   1231                      1100    131     1220
  SINCE JAN 1   1715                      1487    228     1735
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        96      1900
                                             2011
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        67      1989


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  8 2026........SUNRISE   638 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 PM EDT
AUGUST  9 2026........SUNRISE   639 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 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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