DRIESTSINCE
South Carolina · precipitation record 1893–2026

Charleston Downtown, SC

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 1988
13.39in
3rd driest of 134 years · normal 24.67"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 132 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.32in
56th driest of 134 yrs
87% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.98in
24th driest of 134 yrs
69% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
13.39in
3rd driest of 134 yrs
54% 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

3days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

54%
13.39" of a normal 24.67" · wettest 53.22" (1964) · driest 9.88" (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 Jul 28 ever

3.32in
set in 1985

Rain on Jul 28

43%
of 132 years had measurable rain
1893: 0.45″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.16″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.72″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.10″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.21″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.05″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.70″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.21″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.01″1918: 0.24″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.02″1922: 0.45″1923: 1.12″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.04″1926: 1.64″1927: 0.02″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.01″1930: 0.05″1931: 0.25″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.18″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.03″1938: 0.00″1939: 1.14″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.28″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.10″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.64″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.01″1951: 0.14″1952: 0.00″1953: 1.45″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.03″1957: 1.22″1958: 1.13″1959: 0.30″1960: 1.31″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.05″1964: 0.02″1965: 0.03″1966: 0.07″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.01″1974: 0.11″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.35″1981: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 3.32″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.52″1988: 0.11″1989: 0.00″1990: 1.58″1991: 0.15″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.02″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.07″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.27″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.49″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.41″2004: 0.20″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 1.05″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.28″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.25″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.06″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.91″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.63″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″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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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:31 AM
Sunset7:21 PM
Solar noon12:26 PM
Daylight13h 51m
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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