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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, March 1978

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1978 1-Month	51.4°F (10.8°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1960
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1959
Feb–Mar 1978 2-Month	45.0°F (7.2°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-5.3°F (-3.0°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1960
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Jan–Mar 1978 3-Month	42.5°F (5.8°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	-5.9°F (-3.3°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1958	1958
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1990
Dec 1977–Mar 1978 4-Month	43.1°F (6.2°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	-4.7°F (-2.6°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Nov 1977–Mar 1978 5-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-3.1°F (-1.7°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1902, 1940, 1977
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1915, 1970
Oct 1977–Mar 1978 6-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-3.2°F (-1.8°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
Sep 1977–Mar 1978 7-Month	52.0°F (11.1°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1932
	Ties: 1970
Aug 1977–Mar 1978 8-Month	55.4°F (13.0°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1905, 1969
Jul 1977–Mar 1978 9-Month	58.3°F (14.6°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1940
Jun 1977–Mar 1978 10-Month	60.3°F (15.7°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1966
May 1977–Mar 1978 11-Month	61.3°F (16.3°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1931
Apr 1977–Mar 1978 12-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1977
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1924, 1936, 1951, 1966, 1998
Oct 1976–Mar 1978 18-Month	56.8°F (13.8°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1905
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1941, 1969, 1970
Apr 1976–Mar 1978 24-Month	60.5°F (15.8°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.9°F (-1.1°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1969
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
Apr 1975–Mar 1978 36-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1970
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018
	Ties: 1904, 1965, 1971
Apr 1974–Mar 1978 48-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1970
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2020
Apr 1973–Mar 1978 60-Month	62.1°F (16.7°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1970
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2020
	Ties: 1915, 1921, 1960, 1961, 1977

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/