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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 1998

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1998 1-Month	52.7°F (11.5°C)	53.9°F (12.2°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1960
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2012
Feb–Mar 1998 2-Month	51.0°F (10.6°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1960
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2012
	Ties: 1910, 1984
Jan–Mar 1998 3-Month	50.1°F (10.1°C)	48.5°F (9.2°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	89th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1958
				40th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	1990
	Ties: 1898
Dec 1997–Mar 1998 4-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	47.8°F (8.8°C)	1.2°F (0.6°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1978
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2012
	Ties: 1935, 2009, 2021
Nov 1997–Mar 1998 5-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	0.4°F (0.3°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1902, 1940, 1977
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	1932
	Ties: 1917, 1943, 1962, 1983, 1985, 2004
Oct 1997–Mar 1998 6-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				62nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	1932
	Ties: 1897, 1953, 2004
Sep 1997–Mar 1998 7-Month	54.7°F (12.6°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	64th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	1932
	Ties: 1911, 1994
Aug 1997–Mar 1998 8-Month	57.5°F (14.2°C)	57.5°F (14.2°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	54th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				74th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1938, 1953, 1962, 1979
Jul 1997–Mar 1998 9-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	59.9°F (15.5°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1911, 1919, 1926, 1979, 2004, 2009
Jun 1997–Mar 1998 10-Month	61.4°F (16.3°C)	61.7°F (16.5°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	45th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				83rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1906, 1917, 1961, 1962, 1983, 1984
May 1997–Mar 1998 11-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.6°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1977
				100th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1910, 1951, 1973, 1996, 2010
Apr 1997–Mar 1998 12-Month	61.6°F (16.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1993	1977
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1908, 1924, 1936, 1951, 1966, 1978
Oct 1996–Mar 1998 18-Month	58.7°F (14.8°C)	58.7°F (14.8°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	50th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1905
				77th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1940, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1997
Apr 1996–Mar 1998 24-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1969
				81st Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2017
	Ties: 1914, 1952, 1996, 2014
Apr 1995–Mar 1998 36-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	-0.2°F (-0.1°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1970
				91st Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2018
	Ties: 1917, 1959, 1972
Apr 1994–Mar 1998 48-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	46th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1970
				79th Warmest	Warmest since: 1997	2020
	Ties: 1912, 1913, 1986
Apr 1993–Mar 1998 60-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.1°F (0.0°C)	48th Coolest	Coolest since: 1997	1970
				76th Warmest	Warmest since: 1996	2020
	Ties: 1931, 1943, 1974, 1996

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/