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CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

509 PM EDT WED AUG 05 2026



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...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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         84   1200 AM 102    1954  87     -3       87       

  MINIMUM         75    850 AM  65    1912  77     -2       76       

  AVERAGE         80                        82     -2       82     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            0.59          3.71 1941   0.19   0.40     0.04     

  MONTH TO DATE    1.60                      0.93   0.67     0.83     

  SINCE JUN 1      8.33                     10.86  -2.53     7.23     

  SINCE JAN 1     14.99                     24.55  -9.56    18.94     



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           15                        17     -2       17        

  MONTH TO DATE   82                        85     -3       75        

  SINCE JUN 1   1175                      1049    126     1178        

  SINCE JAN 1   1659                      1436    223     1693        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                        



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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        99      1899                      

                                             1956                     

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        66      1939                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

AUGUST  5 2026........SUNRISE   636 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 PM EDT     

AUGUST  6 2026........SUNRISE   637 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 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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