Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Carolina
Average Temperature Rankings, December 2008
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 2008 1-Month |
51.0°F (10.6°C) | 45.6°F (7.6°C) |
5.4°F (3.0°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2006 | 1917 |
14th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2006 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 2008 2-Month |
50.6°F (10.3°C) | 49.3°F (9.6°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1917 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1940, 2019 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 2008 3-Month |
54.2°F (12.3°C) | 54.0°F (12.2°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 2002 | 1917 |
68th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1899, 2009 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 2008 4-Month |
59.1°F (15.1°C) | 58.9°F (14.9°C) |
0.2°F (0.2°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1917 |
72nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 1931, 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1964, 1977, 1993, 2009 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 2008 5-Month |
63.1°F (17.3°C) | 62.9°F (17.2°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 53rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1917 |
75th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2007 | ||||
Ties: 1895, 1928, 1932, 1939, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1977 | ||||||
Jul–Dec 2008 6-Month |
65.9°F (18.8°C) | 65.7°F (18.7°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 2000 | 1917 |
73rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1961, 1972, 2009, 2013, 2014 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 2008 7-Month |
67.9°F (19.9°C) | 67.3°F (19.6°C) |
0.6°F (0.3°C) | 79th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1976 |
49th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1946, 1977, 1987, 2012 | ||||||
May–Dec 2008 8-Month |
68.0°F (20.0°C) | 67.6°F (19.8°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1917, 1976 |
68th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1912, 1927, 1938, 1949 | ||||||
Apr–Dec 2008 9-Month |
67.3°F (19.6°C) | 67.0°F (19.4°C) |
0.3°F (0.2°C) | 59th Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1976 |
69th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1938, 1951, 1973, 1975, 1984 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 2008 10-Month |
66.1°F (18.9°C) | 65.7°F (18.7°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 72nd Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1917 |
56th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2005, 2009 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 2008 11-Month |
64.7°F (18.2°C) | 64.0°F (17.8°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 86th Coolest | Coolest since: 2005 | 1917 |
42nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1908, 1918, 1949, 1982, 1999 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 2008 12-Month |
62.9°F (17.2°C) | 62.3°F (16.8°C) |
0.6°F (0.4°C) | 83rd Coolest | Coolest since: 2003 | 1901, 1917, 1958, 1963, 1966, 1969 |
45th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1897, 1908 | ||||||
Jul 2007–Dec 2008 18-Month |
64.9°F (18.3°C) | 63.5°F (17.5°C) |
1.4°F (0.8°C) | 112th Coolest | Coolest since: 2006 | 1968 |
15th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 2006 | ||||||
Jan 2007–Dec 2008 24-Month |
63.6°F (17.6°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 114th Coolest | Coolest since: 2006 | 1969 |
13th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1932, 1939, 1986, 1990 | ||||||
Jan 2006–Dec 2008 36-Month |
63.6°F (17.6°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
1.2°F (0.7°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2006 | 1968, 1969 |
11th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2017, 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1934, 2013 | ||||||
Jan 2005–Dec 2008 48-Month |
63.5°F (17.5°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
1.1°F (0.6°C) | 119th Coolest | Coolest since: 2007 | 1969 |
6th Warmest | Warmest since: 2007 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 1934, 2007, 2012, 2016 | ||||||
Jan 2004–Dec 2008 60-Month |
63.4°F (17.4°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
1.0°F (0.5°C) | 115th Coolest | Coolest since: 2007 | 1969, 1970 |
9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2002 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 2012 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 3, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/