32.775°N, 79.924°W · station CXMthr · 134 years of record
74°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Charleston Downtown.
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
#110 / 133
warmest Oct 17 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
88°F
set in 1919
Coolest Oct 17 ever
62°F
set in 1970
Forecast high 70°F — 110th warmest Oct 17 of 133 years · record 88°F (1919) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#130 / 133
warmest Oct 18 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
87°F
set in 1972
Coolest Oct 18 ever
60°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 63°F — 130th warmest Oct 18 of 133 years · record 87°F (1972) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#122 / 132
warmest Oct 19 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
90°F
set in 1926
Coolest Oct 19 ever
60°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 67°F — 122nd warmest Oct 19 of 132 years · record 90°F (1926) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#96 / 132
warmest Oct 20 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
87°F
set in 1926
Coolest Oct 20 ever
56°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 71°F — 96th warmest Oct 20 of 132 years · record 87°F (1926) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#83 / 133
warmest Oct 21 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
84°F
set in 1943
Coolest Oct 21 ever
56°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 72°F — 83rd warmest Oct 21 of 133 years · record 84°F (1943) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#82 / 133
warmest Oct 22 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
87°F
set in 1919
Coolest Oct 22 ever
48°F
set in 1952
Forecast high 72°F — 82nd warmest Oct 22 of 133 years · record 87°F (1919) · warmest since 2025.
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.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
82°FJan 23, 1937
10°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
83°FFeb 27, 1962
7°FFeb 14, 1899
Mar
94°FMar 23, 1907
22°FMar 3, 1980
Apr
94°FApr 23, 1980
36°FApr 2, 1907
May
100°FMay 27, 2019
45°FMay 20, 1894
Jun
104°FJun 24, 1944
49°FJun 12, 1913
Jul
103°FJul 6, 1902
61°FJul 4, 1933
Aug
103°FAug 1, 1999
59°FAug 29, 1986
Sep
100°FSep 1, 1912
50°FSep 29, 1942
Oct
95°FOct 6, 1919
37°FOct 30, 1910
Nov
87°FNov 1, 1961
17°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
81°FDec 1, 1931
12°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
104°FJun 24, 1944
7°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
67°FJan 25, 1937
28°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
65°FFeb 12, 1932
25°FFeb 8, 1895
Mar
69°FMar 22, 1903
29°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
75°FApr 29, 2002
45°FApr 3, 1915
May
80°FMay 31, 1998
56°FMay 7, 1992
Jun
85°FJun 24, 1998
60°FJun 10, 1913
Jul
86°FJul 1, 1998
70°FJul 10, 1894
Aug
86°FAug 1, 1999
66°FAug 29, 1986
Sep
82°FSep 9, 1990
62°FSep 22, 1897
Oct
79°FOct 1, 1998
48°FOct 21, 1952
Nov
73°FNov 6, 2003
37°FNov 24, 1970
Dec
70°FDec 4, 1978
21°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
86°FJul 1, 1998
21°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.
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.
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.
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.
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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