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Charleston, SC

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 1954
19.51in
2nd driest of 90 years · normal 34.83"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.1in
25th wettest of 89 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.67in
27th driest of 90 yrs
73% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
11.04in
6th driest of 90 yrs
59% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
19.51in
2nd driest of 90 yrs
56% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

11.5in
on Oct 3, 2015 · in 90 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 41 days (to Nov 3, 2000)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

56%
19.51" of a normal 34.83" · wettest 56.99" (1973) · driest 17.53" (1954)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 88-year record (1938–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 51.61" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201574.89in
2196472.99in
3197372.17in
4195872.17in
5199470.54in

Driest Years on Record

1195430.31in
2195134.06in
3195536.11in
4194236.99in
5201137.01in

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 (~6.94") and driest in Nov (~1.9"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1973, 27.24".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

4.53in
set in 2006

Rain on Aug 24

38%
of 89 years had measurable rain
1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.03″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.19″1942: 0.17″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.20″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.68″1947: 0.01″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.22″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.33″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.13″1958: 0.17″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.03″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.16″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.25″1967: 0.02″1968: 0.38″1969: 0.00″1970: 1.39″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.05″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.92″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.23″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.67″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.11″1989: 0.75″1990: 0.13″1991: 1.29″1992: 0.06″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 1.90″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.03″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 2.52″2006: 4.53″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.05″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.08″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.58″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 3.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.10″0″1″2″3″4″5″194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Charleston'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, SC — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Charleston'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, SC — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Charleston's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Charleston, SC — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:49 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Solar noon12:22 PM
Daylight13h 06m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.90°N, 80.04°W

Nearby Stations

Charleston Downtown, SC10 mi SESavannah, GA86 mi SWColumbia, SC95 mi NWMyrtle Beach, SC99 mi NEAugusta, GA115 mi WLumberton, NC130 mi NE

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