CDUS42 KCHS 220619 CLICXM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 219 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026 ................................... ...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 85 410 PM 92 1935 67 18 65 MINIMUM 57 220 AM 31 1914 53 4 45 AVERAGE 71 60 11 55 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.94 1909 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.54 1.99 -1.45 1.69 SINCE MAR 1 0.54 1.99 -1.45 1.69 SINCE JAN 1 4.27 7.11 -2.84 4.36 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 10 MONTH TO DATE 110 163 -53 125 SINCE MAR 1 110 163 -53 125 SINCE JUL 1 1508 1507 1 1465 COOLING YESTERDAY 6 1 5 0 MONTH TO DATE 34 7 27 3 SINCE MAR 1 34 7 27 3 SINCE JAN 1 39 12 27 11 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5 .......................................................... THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1914 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE 721 AM EDT SUNSET 733 PM EDT MARCH 23 2026.........SUNRISE 719 AM EDT SUNSET 734 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$