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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
203 AM EDT WED AUG 12 2026

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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         94    140 PM  97    1954  87      7       82
  MINIMUM         78   1200 AM  67    1989  77      1       75
  AVERAGE         86                        82      4       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          7.66 1940   0.19  -0.19     1.19
  MONTH TO DATE    1.80                      2.06  -0.26     4.07
  SINCE JUN 1      8.53                     11.99  -3.46    10.47
  SINCE JAN 1     15.19                     25.68 -10.49    22.18

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       21                        17      4       14
  MONTH TO DATE  197                       187     10      156
  SINCE JUN 1   1290                      1151    139     1259
  SINCE JAN 1   1774                      1538    236     1774
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        98      1998
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        66      1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE   641 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 PM EDT
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE   642 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 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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