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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
202 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026

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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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         90   1140 AM  99    1900  86      4       90       
  MINIMUM         79   1030 PM  66    1930  76      3       76       
                                      1961                           
  AVERAGE         85                        81      4       83     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.56 1941   0.19  -0.19     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.07                      4.01  -1.94     5.20     
  SINCE JUN 1      8.80                     13.94  -5.14    11.60     
  SINCE JAN 1     15.46                     27.63 -12.17    23.31     

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       20                        16      4       18        
  MONTH TO DATE  415                       351     64      337        
  SINCE JUN 1   1508                      1315    193     1440        
  SINCE JAN 1   1992                      1702    290     1955        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                        

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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        98      1983                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        65      1930                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE   648 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 PM EDT     
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE   649 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 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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