CXUS52 KCHS 050003 CLACXM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 657 PM EST SUN JAN 04 2026 ................................... ...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2025... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 104 06/02/1985 06/24/1944 LOW 7 02/14/1899 HIGHEST 97 07/27 MM MM 94 LOWEST 25 12/15 MM MM 26 AVG. MAXIMUM 73.3 73.3 -0.0 74.2 AVG. MINIMUM 61.7 61.1 0.6 63.0 MEAN 67.5 67.2 0.3 68.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 20 25.0 -5.0 16 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 8 6.1 1.9 1 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 74.87 1945 MINIMUM 27.63 2000 TOTALS 41.95 44.26 -2.31 49.12 DAYS >= .01 97 101.9 -4.9 96 DAYS >= .10 62 65.1 -3.1 61 DAYS >= .50 25 27.2 -2.2 30 DAYS >= 1.00 10 12.4 -2.4 14 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 4.10 08/22 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1588 1623 -35 1292 SINCE 7/1 549 567 -18 MM COOLING TOTAL 2599 2448 151 2706 SINCE 1/1 2599 2448 151 MM .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/030 DATE 06/25 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/030 DATE 06/25 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && RECORDS ESTABLISHED IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON DURING THE YEAR: *4TH WARMEST APRIL ON RECORD *3RD WETTEST AUGUST ON RECORD $$