DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
Five Wettest Months on Record
January February March April May June
1) 1964 1897 1983 1958 1976 1973
7.06 7.61 9.79 6.63 11.93 19.24
2) 1966 1998 1970 1997 1967 1982
6.94 7.26 8.65 6.33 7.56 15.26
3) 1991 1964 1980 1982 1972 1962
6.44 7.16 8.22 5.88 7.25 14.29
4) 1984 1983 1965 1961 1966 1997
6.31 5.86 8.03 5.13 6.67 11.77
5) 1987 1952 1959 2003 1949 1963
6.09 5.51 7.58 4.46 6.19 10.34
July August September October November December
1) 1964 1971 1987 1959 1969 1976
23.75 16.37 14.96 11.74 6.98 5.53
2) 1950 1992 1989 1994 2002 1981
12.99 14.19 13.94 11.20 6.03 5.36
3) 1898 1986 1955 1965 1972 1953
12.99 13.90 13.63 9.73 5.60 5.18
4) 1990 1969 1988 1990 1992 1977
12.81 13.90 13.34 8.93 5.01 5.01
5) 1960 2004 1979 2008 2005 1986
11.74 13.49 11.72 7.87 4.28 4.95
Five Driest Months on Record
January February March April May June
1) 1898 1950 2004 1972 2000 1954
0.19 0.28 0.44 Trace 0.02 0.47
2) 1950 1954 1955 1977 1996 1978
0.60 0.42 0.47 0.55 0.42 0.98
3) 1949 1994 1968 1976 1898 1993
0.66 0.50 0.60 0.55 0.64 1.04
4) 2001 1898 1994 2001 1994 2000
0.80 0.51 0.66 0.56 0.76 1.11
5) 2003/1897 1988 2006 2007 1982 1959
0.84 0.52 0.67 0.57 0.78 1.19
July August September October November December
1) 1986 1954 1985 2000 2007 2008
0.54 0.18 0.51 0.00 0.00 0.33
2) 1993 1980 1971 1979 2001 1984
1.32 0.6 0.83 0.26 0.00 0.49
3) 1972 1983 1990 1978 1996 1985
1.37 1.19 0.91 0.26 0.21 0.64
4) 1988 1998 1981 1966 1982 1955
1.59 1.51 1.09 0.26 0.22 0.89
5) 2005 1979 1967 1984 1998 1949
1.64 1.51 1.13 0.27 0.29 0.93
** Data history goes back to 1897. Updated January 22, 2009. **