CDUS42 KCHS 152114 CLICXM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 514 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026 ................................... ...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 85 100 PM 88 1925 76 9 76 MINIMUM 72 450 AM 45 1907 64 8 63 AVERAGE 79 70 9 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 3.49 1954 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 5.11 2.40 2.71 3.84 SINCE SEP 1 5.33 7.65 -2.32 4.88 SINCE JAN 1 23.48 37.38 -13.90 38.77 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 1 SINCE SEP 1 0 4 -4 1 SINCE JUL 1 0 4 -4 1 COOLING TODAY 14 6 8 5 MONTH TO DATE 163 110 53 88 SINCE SEP 1 605 487 118 442 SINCE JAN 1 2769 2348 421 2537 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7 .......................................................... THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 88 2018 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 45 1945 SUNRISE AND SUNSET OCTOBER 15 2026.......SUNRISE 724 AM EDT SUNSET 647 PM EDT OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE 725 AM EDT SUNSET 645 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$