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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
446 PM EDT Fri May 1 2026

...TOP 5 DRIEST APRIL ON RECORD AT CHARLESTON CLIMATE SITES...

Top 5 Driest Aprils at the Charleston International Airport
1. 0.01 inches...1972
2. 0.24 inches...2026*
3. 0.39 inches...1994
4. 0.45 inches...1977
5. 0.62 inches...1976

Top 5 Driest Aprils in Downtown Charleston
1. Trace...1972
2. 0.17 inches...2026*
   0.17 inches...1904
4. 0.31 inches...1932
5. 0.53 inches...1894

Precipitation records date back to 1937 at the Charleston
International Airport (CHS); 1871 at the Savannah International
Airport (SAV); and 1870 in Downtown Charleston (CXM).

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