CDUS42 KCHS 082109 CLICXM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 509 PM EDT WED JUL 08 2026 ................................... ...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 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 93 1200 PM 100 1907 87 6 89 MINIMUM 81 540 AM 65 1947 77 4 81 AVERAGE 87 82 5 85 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 5.89 1950 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 1.27 -1.27 0.93 SINCE JUN 1 2.41 6.12 -3.71 2.78 SINCE JAN 1 9.07 19.81 -10.74 14.49 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 22 17 5 20 MONTH TO DATE 156 135 21 141 SINCE JUN 1 633 563 70 644 SINCE JAN 1 1117 950 167 1159 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 .......................................................... THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 99 1977 1986 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 65 1947 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JULY 8 2026..........SUNRISE 619 AM EDT SUNSET 831 PM EDT JULY 9 2026..........SUNRISE 619 AM EDT SUNSET 831 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$