CDUS42 KCHS 222108 CLICXM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 508 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026 ................................... ...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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 82 1240 PM 92 1907 67 15 71 MINIMUM 64 450 AM 33 1914 53 11 51 AVERAGE 73 60 13 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 2.78 2005 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.54 2.09 -1.55 1.69 SINCE MAR 1 0.54 2.09 -1.55 1.69 SINCE JAN 1 4.27 7.21 -2.94 4.36 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 6 -6 4 MONTH TO DATE 110 169 -59 129 SINCE MAR 1 110 169 -59 129 SINCE JUL 1 1508 1513 -5 1469 COOLING TODAY 8 1 7 0 MONTH TO DATE 42 8 34 3 SINCE MAR 1 42 8 34 3 SINCE JAN 1 47 13 34 11 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1 .......................................................... THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 94 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 34 1915 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. $$