Charleston Downtown, SC

South Carolina · Records since 1845–2026

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Currently in Charleston Downtown
As of 4:45 PM EST

Records for November 4

🔥 Record High

85°F

November 4, 1972

+15° from 70° normal

❄ Record Low

36°F

November 4, 1966

-20° from 56° normal
🌞 Normal high: 70°F 🌑 Normal low: 56°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Charleston Downtown

🔥
104°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 2, 1985
❄
7°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 14, 1899
🌧
10.38"
Wettest Day Ever
Jun 11, 1973
☃
3.2"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 13, 1899

First & Last Dates — Charleston Downtown

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
353 days
Longest growing season
1999
232 days
Shortest growing season
1862

Top 10 Record Highs — November 4

# Temp Date
🏆 85°F November 4, 1972
2 84°F November 4, 2003
3 83°F November 4, 1909
4 83°F November 4, 1852
5 81°F November 4, 1934
6 81°F November 4, 1892
7 80°F November 4, 1953
8 80°F November 4, 1936
9 80°F November 4, 1929
10 79°F November 4, 2012

Top 5 Record Lows — November 4

# Temp Date
🥶 36°F November 4, 1966
2 36°F November 4, 1879
3 38°F November 4, 1910
4 40°F November 4, 1951
5 41°F November 4, 1949
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1845–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Charleston Downtown

threshold: 93°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.1
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
97°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
139
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
2
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1845–2026
41
2026 so far
30
Avg/year 1970–2025
24
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
71
Most in a year (1998)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Charleston Downtown

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 20, 1856 – Jul 4, 1856 15 97°F (Jun 30) 95°F 78°F
2 Jul 20, 1999 – Aug 2, 1999 14 103°F (Aug 1) 96°F 82°F
3 Jul 6, 1876 – Jul 17, 1876 12 98°F (Jul 11) 96°F 80°F
4 Aug 3, 1863 – Aug 12, 1863 10 98°F (Aug 10) 95°F 81°F
5 Jun 23, 1952 – Jun 30, 1952 8 103°F (Jun 26) 98°F 80°F
6 Jun 21, 1861 – Jun 27, 1861 7 102°F (Jun 23) 95°F 74°F
7 Aug 6, 1862 – Aug 12, 1862 7 100°F (Aug 11) 97°F 75°F
8 Jul 25, 1877 – Jul 31, 1877 7 100°F (Jul 29) 97°F 79°F
9 Sep 1, 1944 – Sep 7, 1944 7 100°F (Sep 4) 96°F 76°F
10 Jun 30, 1860 – Jul 6, 1860 7 99°F (Jul 4) 96°F 78°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

64
2026 total
above-normal nights
37.6
Avg / summer
1970–2020
78
Most in a summer
1998

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1845–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1845, annual totals have trended +0.19" per decade, about +3.5" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Charleston Downtown is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

172 of 304 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

23.48"
2026 YTD
Normal: 39.28"
-15.80"
0.00"
November so far
November normal: 2.30"
-2.30"
5
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Charleston Downtown is 15.80" behind the normal pace

Period Review — Mar 1 – May 31, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 92 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
68.1°F
Average temperature
11th-warmest of 170
+1.8°
vs. average
Normal: 66.3°F (1991–2020)
2.93"
Precipitation
4th-driest of 154
-5.48"
vs. average
Normal: 8.41" · 35% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Mar 1 – May 31

1845–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.09° per decade (warming since 1845)

Precipitation by Year — Mar 1 – May 31

1845–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.03" per decade (wetter since 1845)

Warmest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2012 69.6°F
2 1991 68.9°F
3 1945 68.9°F
4 2024 68.6°F
5 1938 68.6°F
6 2025 68.4°F
7 1977 68.4°F
8 1908 68.3°F
9 1953 68.3°F
10 1878 68.2°F

Coolest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1857 61.1°F
2 1960 61.8°F
3 1862 62.2°F
4 1881 62.3°F
5 1920 62.4°F
6 1926 62.6°F
7 1940 62.6°F
8 1877 62.8°F
9 1901 62.8°F
10 1915 62.8°F

Wettest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Total
1 1948 20.20"
2 1875 19.44"
3 1872 18.54"
4 2020 17.22"
5 1944 16.23"
6 1976 16.01"
7 2024 15.74"
8 1980 15.51"
9 2003 15.17"
10 1895 15.06"

Driest Mar 1 – May 31 on Record

# Year Total
1 1851 2.34"
2 1994 2.41"
3 1910 2.64"
4 2026 2.93"
5 1911 3.14"
6 1904 3.17"
7 2019 3.22"
8 2007 3.22"
9 2000 3.63"
10 1995 4.31"
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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