38.380°N, 81.591°W · station CRWthr · 135 years of record
72°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Charleston.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Charleston — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#113 / 123
warmest Oct 17 in 123 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
94°F
set in 1928
Coolest Oct 17 ever
44°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 55°F — 113th warmest Oct 17 of 123 years · record 94°F (1928) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#92 / 123
warmest Oct 18 in 123 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
88°F
set in 1920
Coolest Oct 18 ever
44°F
set in 2022
Forecast high 62°F — 92nd warmest Oct 18 of 123 years · record 88°F (1920) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#87 / 123
warmest Oct 19 in 123 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
91°F
set in 1928
Coolest Oct 19 ever
45°F
set in 1927
Forecast high 64°F — 87th warmest Oct 19 of 123 years · record 91°F (1928) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#76 / 123
warmest Oct 20 in 123 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
86°F
set in 1928
Coolest Oct 20 ever
41°F
set in 1961
Forecast high 68°F — 76th warmest Oct 20 of 123 years · record 86°F (1928) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#60 / 123
warmest Oct 21 in 123 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
87°F
set in 1920
Coolest Oct 21 ever
42°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 70°F — 60th warmest Oct 21 of 123 years · record 87°F (1920) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#58 / 122
warmest Oct 22 in 122 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
89°F
set in 1920
Coolest Oct 22 ever
48°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 71°F — 58th warmest Oct 22 of 122 years · record 89°F (1920) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#42 / 122
warmest Oct 23 in 122 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
88°F
set in 1920
Coolest Oct 23 ever
44°F
set in 2006
Forecast high 72°F — 42nd warmest Oct 23 of 122 years · record 88°F (1920) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Charleston in each calendar month, and for the whole 1892–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
81°FJan 15, 1932
-16°FJan 19, 1994
Feb
81°FFeb 20, 2018
-12°FFeb 5, 1996
Mar
92°FMar 26, 1929
-5°FMar 4, 1943
Apr
96°FApr 25, 1925
18°FApr 1, 1923
May
98°FMay 10, 1930
26°FMay 10, 1966
Jun
105°FJun 21, 1931
33°FJun 11, 1972
Jul
108°FJul 4, 1931
46°FJul 10, 1961
Aug
108°FAug 6, 1918
41°FAug 29, 1965
Sep
104°FSep 1, 1932
32°FSep 29, 1942
Oct
96°FOct 4, 1903
17°FOct 27, 1962
Nov
87°FNov 18, 1931
6°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
80°FDec 10, 1971
-17°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
108°FAug 6, 1918
-17°FDec 30, 1917
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Charleston so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
5 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 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
84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 29, 1924
Coldest high ever
4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 22, 1989
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
62°FJan 22, 1906
6°FJan 17, 1977
Feb
61°FFeb 21, 1997
9°FFeb 19, 2015
Mar
68°FMar 15, 1990
16°FMar 1, 1980
Apr
72°FApr 2, 1946
32°FApr 4, 1987
May
74°FMay 22, 1953
43°FMay 9, 1923
Jun
78°FJun 5, 1904
53°FJun 4, 1945
Jul
84°FJul 29, 1924
64°FJul 5, 1972
Aug
80°FAug 17, 1924
65°FAug 31, 1967
Sep
74°FSep 3, 1957
47°FSep 29, 1967
Oct
72°FOct 4, 1986
34°FOct 26, 1962
Nov
69°FNov 5, 1959
12°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
64°FDec 29, 1984
4°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
84°FJul 29, 1924
4°FDec 22, 1989
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
38 days
record run, ended Aug 11 1930
So far in 2026
24 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: 65°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.
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.
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.