CXUS52 KCHS 020159 CLMCXM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 848 PM EST SUN FEB 01 2026 ................................... ...THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2026... 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 DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 82 01/23/1937 LOW 10 01/21/1985 HIGHEST 72 01/09 MM MM 70 01/29 01/10 LOWEST 22 01/31 MM MM 26 01/22 AVG. MAXIMUM 57.6 58.0 -0.4 52.9 AVG. MINIMUM 42.3 43.6 -1.3 38.7 MEAN 49.9 50.8 -0.9 45.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 4 3.5 0.5 5 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.68 1895 MINIMUM 0.19 1898 TOTALS 1.56 2.56 -1.00 1.63 DAYS >= .01 5 8.4 -3.4 9 DAYS >= .10 2 5.1 -3.1 6 DAYS >= .50 2 1.6 0.4 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.6 -0.6 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.82 01/18 TO 01/18 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 462 442 20 587 SINCE 7/1 1011 1003 8 MM COOLING TOTAL 1 2 -1 0 SINCE 1/1 1 2 -1 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/060 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 36/060 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$