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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
201 AM EST MON JAN 05 2026

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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         59    300 PM  75    1955  58      1       52
  MINIMUM         44    800 AM  20    1918  44      0       37
  AVERAGE         52                        51      1       45

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.67 1906   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.30   0.33     0.00
  SINCE DEC 1      2.70                      3.21  -0.51     2.07
  SINCE JAN 1      0.63                      0.30   0.33     0.00

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       13                        14     -1       20
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        56    -12       63
  SINCE DEC 1    414                       409      5      430
  SINCE JUL 1    593                       624    -31      536

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      1                         7     -6        1
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        76      1939
                                             1950
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        18      1920


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY  5 2026.......SUNRISE   723 AM EST   SUNSET   528 PM EST
JANUARY  6 2026.......SUNRISE   723 AM EST   SUNSET   529 PM EST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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