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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, February 2002

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
February 2002 1-Month	47.9°F (8.8°C)	46.8°F (8.2°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	74th Coolest	Coolest since: 1996	1895
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2018
	Ties: 1933
Jan–Feb 2002 2-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1978
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1932
	Ties: 1917, 1921
Dec 2001–Feb 2002 3-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	45.7°F (7.6°C)	3.3°F (1.8°C)	107th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1932
Nov 2001–Feb 2002 4-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	3.9°F (2.1°C)	121st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				7th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1932
	Ties: 1957
Oct 2001–Feb 2002 5-Month	53.4°F (11.9°C)	50.7°F (10.4°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1932
	Ties: 1986, 2019
Sep 2001–Feb 2002 6-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	1.8°F (1.0°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1932
Aug 2001–Feb 2002 7-Month	59.7°F (15.4°C)	58.0°F (14.4°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	106th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				22nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1932
	Ties: 1913, 1939
Jul 2001–Feb 2002 8-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	60.7°F (15.9°C)	1.3°F (0.8°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1932
	Ties: 1939, 1986
Jun 2001–Feb 2002 9-Month	63.7°F (17.6°C)	62.5°F (16.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	103rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				25th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	1932, 2017
	Ties: 1986, 2005
May 2001–Feb 2002 10-Month	64.4°F (18.0°C)	63.3°F (17.4°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	100th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				28th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2017
	Ties: 1897, 1913, 1939, 1952, 1986, 1992
Apr 2001–Feb 2002 11-Month	64.3°F (17.9°C)	63.2°F (17.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				24th Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2017
	Ties: 1909, 1913, 1933, 1986, 2011, 2021
Mar 2001–Feb 2002 12-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	97th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1977
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1999	2017
	Ties: 1913, 1923, 1934, 2007, 2011
Sep 2000–Feb 2002 18-Month	60.0°F (15.6°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.2°F (0.2°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1905
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2017
	Ties: 1899, 1924, 1940, 1951, 1995, 1996, 2001
Mar 2000–Feb 2002 24-Month	62.8°F (17.1°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1905, 1968
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 2000	2017
	Ties: 1901, 1909, 1920, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1988
Mar 1999–Feb 2002 36-Month	62.9°F (17.2°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1998	1970
				44th Warmest	Warmest since: 2001	2018
	Ties: 1909, 1927, 2003, 2004
Mar 1998–Feb 2002 48-Month	63.4°F (17.4°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	1.0°F (0.5°C)	114th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1970
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 1935	2019, 2020
	Ties: 2009
Mar 1997–Feb 2002 60-Month	63.1°F (17.3°C)	62.4°F (16.9°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	104th Coolest	Coolest since: 2001	1970
				20th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2020
	Ties: 1934, 1937, 1953, 1957, 2010, 2011

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/