Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Charleston (USC00231540), Missouri, United States, with 52 years of record.
Key Facts for Charleston
Charleston (USC00231540) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 36.93 latitude and -89.35 longitude, 101 m (330 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1951 to 2002, 52 years of record.
1,464 records set at Charleston still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Charleston set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 10 October 2002.
About the Station
Location: Missouri, United States, 36.93 latitude, -89.35 longitude.
Elevation: 101 m (330 ft).
Period of record: 1951 to 2002, 52 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Charleston. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Charleston, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Charleston still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 64.
Standing records at Charleston by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1951
26
1952
56
1953
57
1954
64
1955
39
1956
28
1957
14
1958
27
1959
29
1960
36
1961
24
1962
39
1963
44
1964
28
1965
38
1966
38
1967
41
1968
19
1969
21
1970
35
1971
33
1972
37
1973
10
1974
15
1975
24
1976
34
1977
32
1978
35
1979
27
1980
50
1981
14
1982
8
1983
48
1984
31
1985
23
1986
25
1987
27
1988
19
1989
47
1990
29
1991
25
1992
16
1996
8
1997
22
1998
28
1999
25
2000
37
2001
15
2002
17
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Charleston between 4 January 1985 and 9 March 1994. Each dot is a new record.
When Charleston set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1985-01-04
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1985-01-20
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1985-01-21
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -17.8 C (0.0 F)
1985-01-21
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1987-06-26
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 30.6 C (87.1 F)
1994-03-09
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 22.9 cm (9.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 165.1 mm (6.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Charleston. The most was 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 12 August 1952.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Charleston
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
3 January 2000
Feb
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
14 February 1989
Mar
158.2 mm (6.2 in)
9 March 1964
Apr
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
5 April 1997
May
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
3 May 1983
Jun
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
16 June 1976
Jul
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
31 July 2000
Aug
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
12 August 1952
Sep
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
11 September 1965
Oct
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
7 October 1998
Nov
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
13 November 1957
Dec
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
17 December 2001
Period of Record Coverage
1951 to 2002
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
49 years of record at Charleston, 1951 to 2002. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1951, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 30 complete years at Charleston, 1952 to 2001. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.7 C (58.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 12.2 C (54.0 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 16.2 C (61.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Charleston as warming stripes, 1952 to 2001
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1952
15.6 C
+0.90 C
1953
15.9 C
+1.19 C
1954
16.2 C
+1.51 C
1955
15.5 C
+0.76 C
1956
15.8 C
+1.07 C
1957
15.5 C
+0.85 C
1958
14.4 C
-0.33 C
1959
15.4 C
+0.71 C
1960
14.5 C
-0.23 C
1961
14.5 C
-0.15 C
1962
14.9 C
+0.17 C
1963
14.7 C
-0.02 C
1964
15.4 C
+0.74 C
1965
15.4 C
+0.69 C
1966
13.7 C
-0.96 C
1969
14.8 C
+0.06 C
1970
15.1 C
+0.39 C
1971
15.3 C
+0.63 C
1972
14.2 C
-0.46 C
1973
14.7 C
-0.03 C
1975
14.1 C
-0.61 C
1976
13.3 C
-1.40 C
1979
12.2 C
-2.45 C
1983
12.9 C
-1.75 C
1989
13.1 C
-1.63 C
1997
13.6 C
-1.07 C
1998
15.9 C
+1.22 C
1999
15.2 C
+0.49 C
2000
14.4 C
-0.31 C
2001
14.7 C
+0.04 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.26 C (0.04 to 0.48) per decade over 1952 to 2001. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.1 to 0.9) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 30 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Charleston
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.26 C (-0.48 to -0.04) per decade
-0.5 F (-0.9 to -0.1) per decade
1952 to 2001
30
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.3 C (-0.6 to -0.1) per decade
-0.6 F (-1.0 to -0.2) per decade
1952 to 2001
30
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.2 C (-0.4 to 0.1) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.8 to 0.1) per decade
1952 to 2001
30
Not clearly different from zero
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1951 to 2002
Yearly extremes at Charleston: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1980
37.8 C (100.0 F)
49
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1985
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
49
Wettest day (Rx1day)
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1952
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
52
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
247.3 mm (9.7 in)
1989
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
52
Longest dry spell (CDD)
48 days
1964
19 days
52
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Charleston, 1951 to 2002. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Charleston by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1951
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1952
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1953
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1957
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1966
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1980
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1981
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1982
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1984
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1985
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1986
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1988
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993
n/a
1994
n/a
1995
n/a
1996
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2000
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2001
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2002
36.1 C (97.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Charleston, 1951 to 2002. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Charleston by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1951
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1952
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1953
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1954
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1955
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1956
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1957
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1958
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1959
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1960
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1961
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1962
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1963
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1964
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1965
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1966
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1967
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1968
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1969
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1970
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1971
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1972
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1973
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1974
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1975
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1976
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1977
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1978
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1979
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1980
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1981
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1982
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1983
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1984
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1985
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1986
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1987
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1988
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1989
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1990
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1991
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1992
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1993
n/a
1994
n/a
1995
n/a
1996
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1997
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1998
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1999
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2000
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2001
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2002
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Charleston, 1951 to 2002. The record is 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.4 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Charleston by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1951
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1952
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1953
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1954
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1955
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1956
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1957
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1958
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1959
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1960
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1961
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1962
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1963
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1964
158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1965
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1966
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1967
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1968
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1969
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1970
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1971
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1972
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1973
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1974
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1975
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1976
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1977
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1978
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1979
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1980
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1981
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1982
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1983
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1984
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1985
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1986
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1987
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1988
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1989
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1990
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1991
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1992
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1993
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1994
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1995
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1996
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1997
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1998
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1999
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2000
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2001
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2002
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Charleston, 1951 to 2002. The record is 247.3 mm (9.7 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 120.9 mm (4.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Charleston by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1951
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1952
173.4 mm (6.8 in)
1953
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1954
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1955
135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1956
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1957
176.2 mm (6.9 in)
1958
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1959
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1960
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1961
171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1962
151.7 mm (6.0 in)
1963
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1964
202.1 mm (8.0 in)
1965
177.0 mm (7.0 in)
1966
119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1967
129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1968
135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1969
160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1970
104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1971
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1972
113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1973
172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1974
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1975
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1976
139.3 mm (5.5 in)
1977
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1978
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1979
150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1980
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1981
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1982
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1983
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1984
144.1 mm (5.7 in)
1985
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1986
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1987
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1988
129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1989
247.3 mm (9.7 in)
1990
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1991
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1992
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1993
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1994
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1995
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1996
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1997
164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1998
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1999
109.8 mm (4.3 in)
2000
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
2001
153.1 mm (6.0 in)
2002
142.3 mm (5.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Charleston, 1951 to 2002. The record is 48 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Charleston by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1951
28 days
1952
30 days
1953
26 days
1954
19 days
1955
23 days
1956
18 days
1957
25 days
1958
24 days
1959
16 days
1960
17 days
1961
16 days
1962
15 days
1963
28 days
1964
48 days
1965
15 days
1966
25 days
1967
17 days
1968
18 days
1969
17 days
1970
20 days
1971
15 days
1972
27 days
1973
15 days
1974
15 days
1975
17 days
1976
20 days
1977
18 days
1978
16 days
1979
20 days
1980
22 days
1981
18 days
1982
19 days
1983
20 days
1984
20 days
1985
15 days
1986
21 days
1987
31 days
1988
36 days
1989
28 days
1990
14 days
1991
19 days
1992
10 days
1993
12 days
1994
14 days
1995
26 days
1996
19 days
1997
21 days
1998
34 days
1999
43 days
2000
19 days
2001
15 days
2002
24 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
30 years with a frost
Across 30 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Charleston falls on 5 April and the median first autumn frost on 27 October, which leaves a median of 209 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Charleston
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1952 to 2001)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
5 April
n/a
5 April
n/a
-1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
27 October
n/a
27 October
n/a
-0.7 days per decade
Growing days
209 days
n/a
209 days
n/a
+0.4 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
39 years, 1952 to 2001
A day with at least 79.7 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 188.6 mm (7.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Charleston: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
5 years
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
10 years
127.4 mm (5.0 in)
25 years
151.8 mm (6.0 in)
50 years
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
Longer than the 39 years of record
100 years
188.6 mm (7.4 in)
Longer than the 39 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 39 years of values from 1952 to 2001.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1952; 158.2 mm (6.2 in) in 1964; 149.1 mm (5.9 in) in 1965.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.