List of South Carolina weather records

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

• Climate of South Carolina
• List of weather records

References

1. "South Carolina Record Maximum Temperatures and Date". South Carolina State Climatology Office. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
2. "Map of South Carolina Record Maximum Temperatures and Year". South Carolina State Climatology Office. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
3. "South Carolina Record Minimum Temperatures and Date". South Carolina State Climatology Office. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
4. "Map of South Carolina Record Minimum Temperatures and Year". South Carolina State Climatology Office. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
5. "South Carolina Maximum 24-Hour Precipitation". South Carolina State Climatology Office. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
6. "Map of South Carolina Record 24 Hour Precipitation and Date". South Carolina State Climatology Office. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
7. "August 27, 1995". South Carolina State Climatology Office. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
8. "South Carolina Maximum 24-Hour Snow". South Carolina State Climatology Office. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
9. "South Carolina Historical Maximum Snowfall events". South Carolina State Climatology Office. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 7 November 2011.