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Charleston Downtown, SC

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 1954
15.94in
3rd driest of 134 years · normal 30.99"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.86in
15th wettest of 132 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.55in
36th driest of 134 yrs
63% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
10.32in
22nd driest of 134 yrs
66% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
15.94in
3rd driest of 134 yrs
51% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

10.38in
on Jun 11, 1973 · in 134 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 49 days (to Dec 14, 2007)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

51%
15.94" of a normal 30.99" · wettest 57.64" (1964) · driest 12.5" (1911)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 133-year record (1893–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 45.07" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1194574.87in
2196473.41in
3189370.99in
4194767.41in
5201566.84in

Driest Years on Record

1200027.63in
2193128.8in
3192729.86in
4199630.22in
5195431.02in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jul (~5.7") and driest in Nov (~1.65"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1964, 23.75".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Charleston Downtown — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

5.05in
set in 1970

Rain on Aug 24

39%
of 132 years had measurable rain
1893: 0.00″1894: 0.78″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.17″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.01″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.03″1905: 0.13″1906: 0.12″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.21″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.65″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.09″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.03″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 4.70″1924: 0.02″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.01″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 1.30″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.03″1940: 0.00″1941: 1.75″1942: 1.11″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.04″1945: 0.07″1946: 0.34″1947: 0.75″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.53″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.04″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.45″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.12″1958: 0.20″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.15″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.06″1967: 0.06″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 5.05″1971: 0.16″1972: 1.06″1973: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 1.22″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.89″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.01″1989: 4.29″1990: 0.00″1991: 1.00″1992: 0.31″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 1.76″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.01″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 1.81″2006: 2.85″2007: 0.14″2008: 0.06″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.02″2011: 0.01″2012: 0.28″2013: 0.23″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.26″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.43″2020: 2.08″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.86″0″1″2″3″4″5″6″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Charleston Downtown's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Charleston Downtown, SC — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Charleston Downtown's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Charleston Downtown, SC — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:50 AM
Sunset6:53 PM
Solar noon12:22 PM
Daylight13h 04m
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

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