South Carolina · THREADEX · 1937–2026

Charleston, SC

32.900°N, 80.041°W · station CHSthr · 90 years of record
96°F
forecast high · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Charleston.
90°MON7/1388°TUE7/1491°WED7/1594°THU7/1696°FRI7/1795°SAT7/1895°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#4 / 89
warmest Jul 17 in 89 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 17 ever

99°F
set in 1983

Coolest Jul 17 ever

79°F
set in 1947

Hottest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 17 at Charleston. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
7989991937: 93°F1938: 89°F1939: 90°F1940: 81°F1941: 87°F1942: 97°F1943: 94°F1944: 92°F1945: 82°F1946: 84°F1947: 79°F1948: 88°F1949: 89°F1950: 89°F1951: 87°F1952: 89°F1953: 88°F1954: 89°F1955: 91°F1956: 91°F1957: 87°F1958: 91°F1959: 85°F1960: 81°F1961: 91°F1962: 89°F1963: 87°F1964: 89°F1965: 88°F1966: 83°F1967: 83°F1968: 94°F1969: 91°F1970: 91°F1971: 92°F1972: 89°F1973: 90°F1974: 89°F1975: 82°F1976: 95°F1977: 91°F1978: 86°F1979: 95°F1980: 90°F1981: 93°F1982: 88°F1983: 99°F1984: 91°F1985: 89°F1986: 98°F1987: 88°F1988: 95°F1989: 91°F1990: 90°F1991: 90°F1992: 91°F1993: 95°F1994: 95°F1995: 91°F1996: 88°F1997: 89°F1998: 90°F1999: 87°F2000: 95°F2001: 87°F2002: 95°F2003: 92°F2004: 91°F2005: 92°F2006: 93°F2007: 93°F2008: 89°F2009: 93°F2010: 92°F2011: 88°F2012: 91°F2013: 96°F2014: 89°F2015: 90°F2016: 94°F2017: 80°F2018: 92°F2019: 94°F2020: 92°F2021: 90°F2022: 85°F2023: 96°F2024: 95°F2025: 92°F96° forecast193720251983

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1796°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record99°F
This-date rank#4 of 89
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record105°F (1999)
Odds to tie/break6.0% (daily)
Period of record1937–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Charleston in each calendar month, and for the whole 1937–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan83°F19506°F1985
Feb87°F198912°F1973
Mar90°F196315°F1980
Apr95°F200229°F1944
May101°F201936°F1963
Jun103°F194450°F1972
Jul104°F198658°F1952
Aug105°F199956°F1979
Sep99°F194442°F1967
Oct94°F195427°F1952
Nov88°F196115°F1950
Dec83°F19728°F1962
All-time105°F19996°F1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Charleston so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (90°F)

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

17 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

42 days
record run, ended Aug 7 1993

So far in 2026

35 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Charleston's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 92°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 60°FJan: 39°FFeb: 64°FFeb: 42°FMar: 70°FMar: 48°FApr: 77°FApr: 55°FMay: 84°FMay: 63°FJun: 89°FJun: 70°FJul: 91°FJul: 74°FAug: 90°FAug: 73°FSep: 86°FSep: 68°FOct: 78°FOct: 58°FNov: 69°FNov: 47°FDec: 63°FDec: 42°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:21 AM
Sunset7:30 PM
Solar noon12:26 PM
Daylight14h 09m · losing 5 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.90°N, 80.04°W

Nearby Stations

Charleston Downtown, SC10 mi SESavannah, GA86 mi SWColumbia, SC95 mi NWMyrtle Beach, SC99 mi NEAugusta, GA115 mi WLumberton, NC130 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Charleston's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Charleston, SC — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Charleston's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Charleston, SC — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1937

Each cell is one day's high at Charleston, coloured by temperature — 90 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Charleston, SC daily high heat map 1937–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Charleston — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
35 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 12th most in 90 years. Normal for this point: 24. Record: 51 in 2011.

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