CDUS42 KCHS 190613 CLICXM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 213 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2026 ................................... ...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 97R 220 PM 97 1944 86 11 88 1995 MINIMUM 83 540 AM 67 1979 77 6 76 AVERAGE 90 81 9 82 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 6.08 1935 0.19 -0.19 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.96 3.42 -1.46 5.20 SINCE JUN 1 8.69 13.35 -4.66 11.60 SINCE JAN 1 15.35 27.04 -11.69 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 25 16 9 17 MONTH TO DATE 351 303 48 285 SINCE JUN 1 1444 1267 177 1388 SINCE JAN 1 1928 1654 274 1903 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 .......................................................... THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 98 1895 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 67 1976 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 646 AM EDT SUNSET 800 PM EDT AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 647 AM EDT SUNSET 759 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$