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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
518 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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   1210 PM  99    1918  87      5       89
  MINIMUM         79    530 AM  66    2013  77      2       81
  AVERAGE         86                        82      4       85

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          3.65 2010   0.20  -0.20     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.96                      2.83  -0.87     4.07
  SINCE JUN 1      8.69                     12.76  -4.07    10.47
  SINCE JAN 1     15.35                     26.45 -11.10    22.18

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           21                        17      4       20
  MONTH TO DATE  281                       255     26      235
  SINCE JUN 1   1374                      1219    155     1338
  SINCE JAN 1   1858                      1606    252     1853
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        97      1954
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        68      1894
                                             1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 15 2026........SUNRISE   643 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 PM EDT
AUGUST 16 2026........SUNRISE   644 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 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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