South Carolina · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Charleston Downtown, SC

32.775°N, 79.924°W · station CXMthr · 134 years of record
92°F
forecast high · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Charleston Downtown.
87°MON7/1385°TUE7/1488°WED7/1590°THU7/1692°FRI7/1791°SAT7/1891°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#15 / 133
warmest Jul 17 in 133 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 17 ever

98°F
set in 2000

Coolest Jul 17 ever

79°F
set in 1935

Hottest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 17 at Charleston Downtown. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
7988981893: 93°F1894: 83°F1895: 89°F1896: 89°F1897: 84°F1898: 96°F1899: 90°F1900: 88°F1901: 86°F1902: 92°F1903: 85°F1904: 88°F1905: 85°F1906: 88°F1907: 87°F1908: 90°F1909: 91°F1910: 89°F1911: 89°F1912: 83°F1913: 86°F1914: 93°F1915: 95°F1916: 83°F1917: 85°F1918: 87°F1919: 82°F1920: 90°F1921: 87°F1922: 87°F1923: 90°F1924: 90°F1925: 97°F1926: 82°F1927: 86°F1928: 86°F1929: 85°F1930: 88°F1931: 90°F1932: 96°F1933: 88°F1934: 93°F1935: 79°F1936: 93°F1937: 91°F1938: 88°F1939: 88°F1940: 81°F1941: 88°F1942: 94°F1943: 90°F1944: 91°F1945: 84°F1946: 82°F1947: 90°F1948: 89°F1949: 88°F1950: 89°F1951: 82°F1952: 85°F1953: 83°F1954: 89°F1955: 91°F1956: 94°F1957: 84°F1958: 89°F1959: 84°F1960: 81°F1961: 90°F1962: 86°F1963: 85°F1964: 84°F1965: 85°F1966: 84°F1967: 82°F1968: 91°F1969: 88°F1970: 86°F1971: 89°F1972: 88°F1973: 89°F1974: 85°F1975: 82°F1976: 96°F1977: 89°F1978: 83°F1979: 90°F1980: 89°F1981: 87°F1982: 88°F1983: 95°F1984: 89°F1985: 89°F1986: 89°F1987: 82°F1988: 88°F1989: 86°F1990: 85°F1991: 84°F1992: 87°F1993: 89°F1994: 92°F1995: 88°F1996: 87°F1997: 85°F1998: 90°F1999: 84°F2000: 98°F2001: 85°F2002: 93°F2003: 87°F2004: 84°F2005: 90°F2006: 87°F2007: 89°F2008: 85°F2009: 89°F2010: 88°F2011: 83°F2012: 86°F2013: 90°F2014: 86°F2015: 87°F2016: 88°F2017: 82°F2018: 87°F2019: 89°F2020: 90°F2021: 87°F2022: 84°F2023: 91°F2024: 89°F2025: 88°F92° forecast189320002025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1792°F
Hottest this date since2002
This-date record98°F
This-date rank#15 of 133
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record104°F (1944)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Charleston Downtown in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan82°F193710°F1985
Feb83°F19627°F1899
Mar94°F190722°F1980
Apr94°F198036°F1907
May100°F201945°F1894
Jun104°F194449°F1913
Jul103°F190261°F1933
Aug103°F199959°F1986
Sep100°F191250°F1942
Oct95°F191937°F1910
Nov87°F196117°F1950
Dec81°F193112°F1917
All-time104°F19447°F1899

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

4 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

18 days
record run, ended Aug 11 1979

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Charleston Downtown's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 88°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 58°FJan: 44°FFeb: 61°FFeb: 46°FMar: 66°FMar: 52°FApr: 73°FApr: 60°FMay: 79°FMay: 68°FJun: 85°FJun: 74°FJul: 88°FJul: 77°FAug: 87°FAug: 77°FSep: 83°FSep: 73°FOct: 76°FOct: 63°FNov: 67°FNov: 53°FDec: 61°FDec: 47°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:21 AM
Sunset7:29 PM
Solar noon12:25 PM
Daylight14h 08m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.77°N, 79.92°W

Nearby Stations

Charleston, SC10 mi NWSavannah, GA86 mi SWMyrtle Beach, SC100 mi NEColumbia, SC106 mi NWAugusta, GA124 mi WLumberton, NC136 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Charleston Downtown'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 Downtown, SC — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Charleston Downtown's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Charleston Downtown, SC — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's high at Charleston Downtown, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Charleston Downtown, SC daily high heat map 1893–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Charleston Downtown — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
13 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 43rd most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 11. Record: 37 in 1998.

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