List of South Carolina weather records

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Hurricane Hugo, A Category 5 hurricane hitting the South Carolina coast in 1989

The following is a list of South Carolina weather records. South Carolina is located on the Atlantic Coast in the Southern United States. South Carolina extends from the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains on the western part of the state, to the ocean on the east.

Temperature

Event Measurement Date Location County
Highest Temperature[1][2] 111 °F (43.9 °C) September 8, 1925
September 4, 1925
June 28, 1954
Calhoun Falls
Blackville 3W
Camden 3W
Abbeville
Barnwell
Kershaw
Lowest Temperature[3][4] −19 °F (−28.3 °C) January 21, 1985 Caesars Head Greenville

Rain

Event Measurement Date Location County
Greatest 24-Hour Rainfall[5][6][7] 17.00 inches (432 mm) August 27, 1995 Antreville Abbeville

Snow

Event Measurement Date Location County
Greatest 24-Hour Snowfall[8] 24 inches (61 cm) February 10–11, 1973 Rimini Clarendon
Most Snowfall from one storm [9] 28.9 inches (73 cm) February 15–17, 1969 Caesars Head Greenville

Hurricanes

Event Measurement Date Location County
Wettest Tropical Cyclone[7] 17.00 inches (432 mm) Tropical Storm Jerry
(1995)
Antreville Abbeville

See also

References

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