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Charleston Downtown, SC

32.775°N, 79.924°W · station CXMthr · 134 years of record
74°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Charleston Downtown.
70°SAT10/1763°SUN10/1867°MON10/1971°TUE10/2072°WED10/2172°THU10/2274°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Charleston Downtown — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#58 / 133
warmest Oct 23 in 133 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

88°F
set in 1919

Coolest Oct 23 ever

52°F
set in 1923
Forecast high 74°F — 58th warmest Oct 23 of 133 years · record 88°F (1919) · warmest since 2024.
1893: 74°F1894: 75°F1895: 80°F1896: 75°F1897: 75°F1898: 63°F1899: 74°F1900: 80°F1901: 84°F1902: 76°F1903: 76°F1904: 76°F1905: 68°F1906: 69°F1907: 76°F1908: 70°F1909: 77°F1910: 69°F1911: 72°F1912: 78°F1913: 70°F1914: 70°F1915: 74°F1916: 65°F1917: 71°F1918: 70°F1919: 88°F1920: 80°F1921: 74°F1922: 72°F1923: 52°F1924: 60°F1925: 68°F1926: 76°F1927: 84°F1928: 78°F1929: 71°F1930: 65°F1931: 75°F1932: 74°F1933: 69°F1934: 78°F1935: 80°F1936: 82°F1937: 58°F1938: 70°F1939: 76°F1940: 67°F1941: 85°F1942: 84°F1943: 72°F1944: 73°F1945: 75°F1946: 72°F1947: 79°F1948: 64°F1949: 76°F1950: 80°F1951: 74°F1952: 67°F1953: 75°F1954: 72°F1955: 74°F1956: 73°F1957: 76°F1958: 77°F1959: 79°F1960: 66°F1961: 69°F1962: 80°F1963: 73°F1964: 77°F1965: 70°F1966: 79°F1967: 70°F1968: 76°F1969: 67°F1970: 77°F1971: 80°F1972: 72°F1973: 75°F1974: 72°F1975: 78°F1976: 69°F1977: 72°F1978: 82°F1979: 82°F1980: 72°F1981: 84°F1982: 56°F1983: 74°F1984: 82°F1985: 74°F1986: 74°F1987: 67°F1988: 71°F1989: 69°F1990: 80°F1991: 78°F1992: 77°F1993: 63°F1994: 81°F1995: 72°F1996: 73°F1997: 66°F1998: 64°F1999: 70°F2000: 81°F2001: 80°F2002: 70°F2003: 67°F2004: 70°F2005: 71°F2006: 65°F2007: 81°F2008: 65°F2009: 78°F2010: 73°F2011: 73°F2012: 73°F2013: 73°F2014: 71°F2015: 77°F2016: 68°F2017: 78°F2018: 74°F2019: 73°F2020: 79°F2021: 81°F2022: 74°F2023: 70°F2024: 76°F2025: 73°F74° forecast5055606570758085901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2374°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record88°F
This-date rank#58 of 133
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record104°F (1944)
Odds to tie/break—
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°FJan 23, 193710°FJan 21, 1985
Feb83°FFeb 27, 19627°FFeb 14, 1899
Mar94°FMar 23, 190722°FMar 3, 1980
Apr94°FApr 23, 198036°FApr 2, 1907
May100°FMay 27, 201945°FMay 20, 1894
Jun104°FJun 24, 194449°FJun 12, 1913
Jul103°FJul 6, 190261°FJul 4, 1933
Aug103°FAug 1, 199959°FAug 29, 1986
Sep100°FSep 1, 191250°FSep 29, 1942
Oct95°FOct 6, 191937°FOct 30, 1910
Nov87°FNov 1, 196117°FNov 25, 1950
Dec81°FDec 1, 193112°FDec 30, 1917
All-time104°FJun 24, 19447°FFeb 14, 1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Charleston Downtown so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

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

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

86°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 1, 1998

Coldest high ever

21°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 23, 1989
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan67°FJan 25, 193728°FJan 21, 1985
Feb65°FFeb 12, 193225°FFeb 8, 1895
Mar69°FMar 22, 190329°FMar 2, 1980
Apr75°FApr 29, 200245°FApr 3, 1915
May80°FMay 31, 199856°FMay 7, 1992
Jun85°FJun 24, 199860°FJun 10, 1913
Jul86°FJul 1, 199870°FJul 10, 1894
Aug86°FAug 1, 199966°FAug 29, 1986
Sep82°FSep 9, 199062°FSep 22, 1897
Oct79°FOct 1, 199848°FOct 21, 1952
Nov73°FNov 6, 200337°FNov 24, 1970
Dec70°FDec 4, 197821°FDec 23, 1989
All-time86°FJul 1, 199821°FDec 23, 1989

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

18 days
record run, ended Aug 11 1979

So far in 2026

41 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: 74°F · forecast is +0° 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

Sunrise6:24 AM
Sunset5:46 PM
Solar noon12:05 PM
Daylight11h 21m · losing 14 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 Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
41 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 18th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 30. Record: 71 in 1998.

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