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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 1997

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1997 1-Month	59.0°F (15.0°C)	61.9°F (16.6°C)	-2.9°F (-1.6°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1901
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2002
Mar–Apr 1997 2-Month	59.8°F (15.4°C)	57.9°F (14.4°C)	1.9°F (1.0°C)	99th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1960
				30th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	1945
	Ties: 2004, 2021
Feb–Apr 1997 3-Month	56.7°F (13.7°C)	54.2°F (12.3°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	109th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1895
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	1945
	Ties: 1994
Jan–Apr 1997 4-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	51.8°F (11.0°C)	2.2°F (1.2°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1958
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	2017
Dec 1996–Apr 1997 5-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	50.6°F (10.3°C)	2.2°F (1.3°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1958
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 1991	2017
	Ties: 1921, 1925, 1939, 2007
Nov 1996–Apr 1997 6-Month	52.4°F (11.3°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	96th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1902
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1945, 1954
Oct 1996–Apr 1997 7-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	52.8°F (11.6°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1902
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1935
Sep 1996–Apr 1997 8-Month	56.1°F (13.4°C)	55.3°F (12.9°C)	0.8°F (0.5°C)	83rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1902, 1977
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1903, 1925, 1929
Aug 1996–Apr 1997 9-Month	58.5°F (14.7°C)	57.9°F (14.4°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1934, 1989, 1992, 2011
Jul 1996–Apr 1997 10-Month	60.7°F (15.9°C)	60.2°F (15.7°C)	0.5°F (0.2°C)	77th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1898, 1925, 1987
Jun 1996–Apr 1997 11-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1929, 1934, 1943, 1953, 1992, 2003
May 1996–Apr 1997 12-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1994	2017
	Ties: 1898, 1916, 1943, 1953, 1955, 1990
Nov 1995–Apr 1997 18-Month	58.4°F (14.7°C)	58.6°F (14.8°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1905
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1912, 1914, 1936, 1958, 1985, 1988, 2004, 2010, 2014
May 1995–Apr 1997 24-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.1°F (-0.1°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1969
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1995	2017
	Ties: 1924, 1942, 1948, 1958, 1985, 1989, 1994, 2010
May 1994–Apr 1997 36-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1995	1970
				78th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2018
	Ties: 1910, 1925, 1940, 1943, 1948, 1995, 2015
May 1993–Apr 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: 1899, 1927, 1948, 1990
May 1992–Apr 1997 60-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1970
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1909, 1912, 1922, 1942, 1959, 1996

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/