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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, March 1982

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1982 1-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1960
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Feb–Mar 1982 2-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	101st Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1960
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1935, 1957, 1961, 1994
Jan–Mar 1982 3-Month	48.6°F (9.2°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1958
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1990
	Ties: 1910, 1961
Dec 1981–Mar 1982 4-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	47th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1978
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1924, 1948, 2014
Nov 1981–Mar 1982 5-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1902, 1940, 1977
				85th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1932
	Ties: 1942, 1955, 1956
Oct 1981–Mar 1982 6-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1977
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	1932
Sep 1981–Mar 1982 7-Month	53.2°F (11.8°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1977
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1932
	Ties: 2001
Aug 1981–Mar 1982 8-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1977
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
	Ties: 1936
Jul 1981–Mar 1982 9-Month	58.9°F (14.9°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1977
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
Jun 1981–Mar 1982 10-Month	61.1°F (16.2°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1977
				97th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2017
	Ties: 1956, 1975, 2014
May 1981–Mar 1982 11-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1977
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
	Ties: 1981, 2014
Apr 1981–Mar 1982 12-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1977
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2017
	Ties: 1899, 1965, 1988, 1996
Oct 1980–Mar 1982 18-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1905
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2017
	Ties: 1965
Apr 1980–Mar 1982 24-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1969
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1960, 1962, 1980, 1984
Apr 1979–Mar 1982 36-Month	61.7°F (16.5°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1979	1970
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2018
	Ties: 1919, 1963, 1967
Apr 1978–Mar 1982 48-Month	61.9°F (16.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1970
				105th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2020
	Ties: 1907, 1920, 1962, 1972, 1984
Apr 1977–Mar 1982 60-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	62.3°F (16.8°C)	-0.5°F (-0.2°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1981	1970
				108th Warmest	Warmest since: 1979	2020
	Ties: 1908, 1963, 1979, 1984

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/