CDUS42 KCHS 160601 CLICXM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 201 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026 ................................... ...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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 77 250 PM 90 2006 72 5 82 MINIMUM 66 430 AM 37 1907 60 6 64 AVERAGE 72 66 6 73 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.48 1958 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.09 1.52 -1.43 0.78 SINCE MAR 1 0.63 4.55 -3.92 3.03 SINCE JAN 1 4.36 9.67 -5.31 5.70 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 16 45 -29 21 SINCE MAR 1 149 258 -109 168 SINCE JUL 1 1547 1602 -55 1508 COOLING YESTERDAY 7 3 4 8 MONTH TO DATE 49 31 18 60 SINCE MAR 1 110 52 58 75 SINCE JAN 1 115 57 58 83 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6 .......................................................... THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1936 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 40 1950 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 649 AM EDT SUNSET 751 PM EDT APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 648 AM EDT SUNSET 751 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$