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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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South Carolina

Average Temperature Rankings, April 1961

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1961 1-Month	57.0°F (13.9°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	-4.9°F (-2.7°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1907	1901
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2002
Mar–Apr 1961 2-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1960
				92nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1945
	Ties: 1904, 1911, 1928, 1956
Feb–Apr 1961 3-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1895
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	1945
	Ties: 1933, 1970, 2009
Jan–Apr 1961 4-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1958
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
Dec 1960–Apr 1961 5-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1958
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
	Ties: 1912, 1926, 1966
Nov 1960–Apr 1961 6-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1902
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
	Ties: 1951
Oct 1960–Apr 1961 7-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1902
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
Sep 1960–Apr 1961 8-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	55.4°F (13.0°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1902, 1977
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
	Ties: 1900, 1924, 1980, 1984, 1993
Aug 1960–Apr 1961 9-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1977
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
	Ties: 1980, 1983, 2001, 2010
Jul 1960–Apr 1961 10-Month	59.4°F (15.2°C)	60.1°F (15.6°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1977
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
	Ties: 1924, 1983, 2001, 2010
Jun 1960–Apr 1961 11-Month	61.0°F (16.1°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1977
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2017
	Ties: 1924, 1956, 1982, 1983
May 1960–Apr 1961 12-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1977
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1951, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1973, 1996
Nov 1959–Apr 1961 18-Month	57.4°F (14.1°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1941	1905
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1915
May 1959–Apr 1961 24-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1959	1969
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2017
	Ties: 1906, 1931, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1981, 1983
May 1958–Apr 1961 36-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1970
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1959	2018
	Ties: 1902, 1916, 1918, 1981
May 1957–Apr 1961 48-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1905	1970
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020
	Ties: 1978
May 1956–Apr 1961 60-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1970
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1960	2020
	Ties: 1907, 1915, 1921, 1960, 1978

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/