South Carolina · THREADEX · 1937–2026

Charleston, SC

32.900°N, 80.041°W · station CHSthr · 90 years of record
72°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Charleston.
72°TUE7/1473°WED7/1574°THU7/1676°FRI7/1777°SAT7/1877°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#25 / 89
coldest Jul 14 in 89 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

62°F
set in 1974

Mildest Jul 14 ever

82°F
set in 1981

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Charleston. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
6272821937: 74°F1938: 72°F1939: 72°F1940: 68°F1941: 73°F1942: 71°F1943: 71°F1944: 72°F1945: 72°F1946: 72°F1947: 67°F1948: 71°F1949: 75°F1950: 73°F1951: 72°F1952: 68°F1953: 70°F1954: 72°F1955: 71°F1956: 67°F1957: 69°F1958: 71°F1959: 68°F1960: 67°F1961: 70°F1962: 75°F1963: 69°F1964: 73°F1965: 69°F1966: 74°F1967: 72°F1968: 73°F1969: 74°F1970: 72°F1971: 72°F1972: 74°F1973: 75°F1974: 62°F1975: 72°F1976: 76°F1977: 76°F1978: 67°F1979: 76°F1980: 79°F1981: 82°F1982: 74°F1983: 77°F1984: 75°F1985: 72°F1986: 77°F1987: 79°F1988: 75°F1989: 73°F1990: 73°F1991: 78°F1992: 78°F1993: 75°F1994: 76°F1995: 74°F1996: 69°F1997: 72°F1998: 69°F1999: 68°F2000: 73°F2001: 64°F2002: 75°F2003: 72°F2004: 76°F2005: 72°F2006: 74°F2007: 71°F2008: 68°F2009: 72°F2010: 78°F2011: 74°F2012: 74°F2013: 75°F2014: 76°F2015: 75°F2016: 77°F2017: 76°F2018: 75°F2019: 73°F2020: 75°F2021: 73°F2022: 72°F2023: 79°F2024: 76°F2025: 75°F72° forecast193720251974

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1472°F
Coldest this date since2022
This-date record62°F
This-date rank#25 of 89
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record6°F (1985)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1937–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Charleston in each calendar month, and for the whole 1937–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan83°F19506°F1985
Feb87°F198912°F1973
Mar90°F196315°F1980
Apr95°F200229°F1944
May101°F201936°F1963
Jun103°F194450°F1972
Jul104°F198658°F1952
Aug105°F199956°F1979
Sep99°F194442°F1967
Oct94°F195427°F1952
Nov88°F196115°F1950
Dec83°F19728°F1962
All-time105°F19996°F1985

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Charleston so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (90°F)

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

22 days
record run, ended Jan 7 2001

So far in 2026

25 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Charleston's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 74°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 60°FJan: 39°FFeb: 64°FFeb: 42°FMar: 70°FMar: 48°FApr: 77°FApr: 55°FMay: 84°FMay: 63°FJun: 89°FJun: 70°FJul: 91°FJul: 74°FAug: 90°FAug: 73°FSep: 86°FSep: 68°FOct: 78°FOct: 58°FNov: 69°FNov: 47°FDec: 63°FDec: 42°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:21 AM
Sunset7:30 PM
Solar noon12:26 PM
Daylight14h 09m · losing 5 min/wk
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

The Last 6 Weeks

Charleston's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Charleston, SC — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Charleston's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Charleston, SC — 2026 daily low trace
Download year chart

Every Day Since 1937

Each cell is one day's low at Charleston, coloured by temperature — 90 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Charleston, SC daily low heat map 1937–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Charleston — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
25 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 22nd most in 90 years. Normal for this point: 19. Record: 48 in 1968.

Share Card

A ready-to-share summary of Charleston's outlook — post it, or link this page.
Charleston, SC cold share card
Download card
See Charleston on hottestsince.com →
Coldest Since · Browse all states · See where it's hottest → hottestsince.com
part of Weather Trader · supported by Substack Subscribers · data: NWS NDFD forecast + NOAA/ACIS ThreadEx records · updated 2026-07-13T14:03:07Z
© 2026 Weather Trader · All rights reserved