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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 1997

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1997 1-Month	60.6°F (15.9°C)	53.8°F (12.1°C)	6.8°F (3.8°C)	124th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1960
				5th Warmest	Warmest since: 1945	2012
	Ties: 2016
Feb–Mar 1997 2-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	50.4°F (10.2°C)	5.2°F (2.9°C)	123rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1960
				6th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	2012
	Ties: 2020
Jan–Mar 1997 3-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	3.9°F (2.1°C)	120th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1958
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1990	1990
	Ties: 1950
Dec 1996–Mar 1997 4-Month	51.3°F (10.7°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1974	2012
Nov 1996–Mar 1997 5-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	48.9°F (9.4°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1902, 1940, 1977
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	1932
	Ties: 1950, 1972, 2021
Oct 1996–Mar 1997 6-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	1.7°F (0.9°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	1932
	Ties: 1909, 1913, 1937, 2000
Sep 1996–Mar 1997 7-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	1932
	Ties: 1935, 1952, 2005
Aug 1996–Mar 1997 8-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	93rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	2017
	Ties: 1923, 1933
Jul 1996–Mar 1997 9-Month	60.9°F (16.1°C)	60.0°F (15.6°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1923
Jun 1996–Mar 1997 10-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	0.8°F (0.4°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1921, 1994
May 1996–Mar 1997 11-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2017
	Ties: 1923, 1934, 1942, 2000
Apr 1996–Mar 1997 12-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1992	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1916, 1934, 1946, 2013
Oct 1995–Mar 1997 18-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1905
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1940, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1998
Apr 1995–Mar 1997 24-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1969
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1926, 1936, 1947
Apr 1994–Mar 1997 36-Month	62.6°F (17.0°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1970
				68th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2018
	Ties: 1900, 1908, 1913, 1921, 1938, 1953, 1975, 1994
Apr 1993–Mar 1997 48-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1970
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2020
	Ties: 1901, 1910, 1930, 1932, 1947
Apr 1992–Mar 1997 60-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	42nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1970
				82nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1909, 1922, 1941, 1942, 1959

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/