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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, December 1963

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1963 1-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	-7.3°F (-4.1°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1935	1917
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2015
	Ties: 2010
Nov–Dec 1963 2-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	49.3°F (9.6°C)	-3.7°F (-2.0°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2015
	Ties: 1930
Oct–Dec 1963 3-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	54.0°F (12.2°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2015
Sep–Dec 1963 4-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	58.9°F (14.9°C)	-2.6°F (-1.4°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	1931, 2015
	Ties: 1901, 2000
Aug–Dec 1963 5-Month	60.8°F (16.0°C)	62.8°F (17.1°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1937	1917
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2007
	Ties: 1901, 1903, 1937, 1967, 1969, 2000
Jul–Dec 1963 6-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1950	1917
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2015
	Ties: 1950
Jun–Dec 1963 7-Month	65.4°F (18.6°C)	67.3°F (19.6°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2015
	Ties: 1903
May–Dec 1963 8-Month	65.9°F (18.8°C)	67.7°F (19.8°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1917, 1976
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2015
Apr–Dec 1963 9-Month	65.6°F (18.7°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	-1.4°F (-0.7°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1917	1976
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2015
Mar–Dec 1963 10-Month	64.7°F (18.2°C)	65.7°F (18.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2015
	Ties: 1904, 1920, 1992
Feb–Dec 1963 11-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	64.0°F (17.8°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1917
				122nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2016
	Ties: 1966
Jan–Dec 1963 12-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.7°F (-1.0°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1901, 1917, 1958, 1963, 1966, 1969
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1917, 1958, 1966, 1969
Jul 1962–Dec 1963 18-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	63.5°F (17.5°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1904	1968
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2017
Jan 1962–Dec 1963 24-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1904	1969
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2017
Jan 1961–Dec 1963 36-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1905	1968, 1969
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2017, 2019
	Ties: 1903, 1905, 1964
Jan 1960–Dec 1963 48-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1904	1969
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2019
	Ties: 1904, 1966
Jan 1959–Dec 1963 60-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1962	1969, 1970
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1962	2020
	Ties: 1904, 1962, 1965, 1972, 1980

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/