Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Carolina
Average Temperature Rankings, March 1940
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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March 1940 1-Month |
50.9°F (10.5°C) | 53.9°F (12.2°C) |
-3.0°F (-1.7°C) | 21st Coolest | Coolest since: 1932 | 1960 |
108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1932, 1965 | ||||||
Feb–Mar 1940 2-Month |
47.9°F (8.8°C) | 50.3°F (10.2°C) |
-2.4°F (-1.4°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1934 | 1960 |
103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–Mar 1940 3-Month |
43.1°F (6.2°C) | 48.4°F (9.1°C) |
-5.3°F (-2.9°C) | 3rd Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1958 |
126th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1990 | ||||
Dec 1939–Mar 1940 4-Month |
43.8°F (6.6°C) | 47.8°F (8.8°C) |
-4.0°F (-2.2°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest to Date | 1978 |
124th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2012 | ||||
Nov 1939–Mar 1940 5-Month |
44.9°F (7.2°C) | 48.8°F (9.3°C) |
-3.9°F (-2.1°C) | 1st Coolest | Coolest since: 1902 | 1902, 1940, 1977 |
127th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1902, 1977 | ||||||
Oct 1939–Mar 1940 6-Month |
48.4°F (9.1°C) | 51.2°F (10.7°C) |
-2.8°F (-1.6°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1977 |
121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1932 | ||||
Ties: 1931, 1969 | ||||||
Sep 1939–Mar 1940 7-Month |
52.4°F (11.3°C) | 54.5°F (12.5°C) |
-2.1°F (-1.2°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1977 |
115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 1932 | ||||
Aug 1939–Mar 1940 8-Month |
55.6°F (13.1°C) | 57.5°F (14.2°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.1°C) | 13th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1977 |
115th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1931 | ||||||
Jul 1939–Mar 1940 9-Month |
58.3°F (14.6°C) | 59.9°F (15.5°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.9°C) | 12th Coolest | Coolest since: 1918 | 1977 |
116th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1978 | ||||||
Jun 1939–Mar 1940 10-Month |
60.6°F (15.9°C) | 61.7°F (16.5°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1977 |
108th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1936 | ||||||
May 1939–Mar 1940 11-Month |
61.4°F (16.3°C) | 62.5°F (16.9°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 16th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1977 |
112th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1914 | ||||||
Apr 1939–Mar 1940 12-Month |
61.4°F (16.3°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1977 |
114th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1931, 1963, 1980 | ||||||
Oct 1938–Mar 1940 18-Month |
58.7°F (14.8°C) | 58.7°F (14.8°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 1936 | 1905 |
77th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1942, 1947, 1948, 1997, 1998 | ||||||
Apr 1938–Mar 1940 24-Month |
62.5°F (16.9°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 51st Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1969 |
76th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1909, 1920, 1924, 1929, 1951, 1973, 1993 | ||||||
Apr 1937–Mar 1940 36-Month |
62.5°F (16.9°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 48th Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1970 |
78th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1911, 1925, 1943, 1948, 1973, 1986, 1990, 1996 | ||||||
Apr 1936–Mar 1940 48-Month |
62.8°F (17.1°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 78th Coolest | Coolest since: 1939 | 1970 |
47th Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: Numerous | ||||||
Apr 1935–Mar 1940 60-Month |
62.6°F (17.0°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1931 | 1970 |
71st Warmest | Warmest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1910, 1911, 1913, 1928, 1945, 1948, 1987, 1988 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 2, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/