5-1. Temperature (Degrees Fahrenheit) and Precipitation (Inches) For South Carolina Climatic Divisions: 1997 1/
DIVISION JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANNUAL
MOUNTAIN
Avg. Temperature (1997) 35.4 40.0 42.7 53.2 65.8 69.4 70.8 69.7 63.0 56.2 44.3 39.7 54.2
Avg. Temperature (Normal) 37.3 40.3 48.4 56.6 63.8 70.0 72.9 71.9 66.5 57.0 48.9 40.3 56.2
Total Precipitation (1997) 9.37 4.45 7.28 4.19 3.81 4.63 5.34 6.59 8.66 1.42 6.43 9.52 71.69
Total Precipitation (Normal) 6.09 5.71 7.23 5.36 6.28 6.21 6.47 5.62 5.44 5.55 5.79 5.95 71.7
NORTHWEST
Avg. Temperature (1997) 38.6 44.7 47.2 58.3 69.7 74.7 78.3 76.0 69.7 59.2 46.8 43.8 58.9
Avg. Temperature (Normal) 40.4 43.8 52.0 60.1 67.8 74.8 78.1 77.2 71.4 60.7 51.7 43.4 60.1
Total Precipitation (1997) 5.35 3.51 6.89 4.18 4.33 2.44 3.62 5.23 5.72 2.30 3.86 4.52 51.95
Total Precipitation (Normal) 4.66 4.50 5.54 3.79 4.31 4.34 4.65 4.23 3.95 3.97 3.84 4.38 52.16
NORTH CENTRAL
Avg. Temperature (1997) 39.8 45.2 48.0 59.0 70.8 76.2 79.7 77.1 71.6 60.4 47.9 45.4 60.1
Avg. Temperature (Normal) 41.1 44.4 52.8 60.9 68.7 75.6 79.1 78.1 72.4 61.6 52.9 44.4 61.0
Total Precipitation (1997) 4.56 2.12 4.98 4.14 1.98 2.69 2.82 4.85 4.22 4.14 2.97 3.08 42.55
Total Precipitation (Normal) 4.41 3.90 4.77 3.11 3.60 4.34 4.65 4.38 3.84 3.25 3.10 3.57 46.92
NORTHEAST
Avg. Temperature (1997) 44.1 47.7 50.4 61.7 72.4 77.2 80.7 77.7 73.3 63.2 50.7 48.9 62.3
Avg. Temperature (Normal) 43.7 46.8 54.8 62.5 70.3 76.7 80.0 79.0 73.8 63.5 55.0 47.0 62.8
Total Precipitation (1997) 2.86 1.78 5.27 3.57 2.78 4.27 7.02 5.82 8.82 3.87 2.33 2.64 51.03
Total Precipitation (Normal) 3.94 3.73 4.34 2.86 3.92 4.85 5.77 5.64 3.94 3.17 2.78 3.38 48.32
WEST CENTRAL
Avg. Temperature (1997) 41.1 46.1 48.8 59.6 71.7 76.5 79.9 77.3 72.0 60.1 48.7 45.9 60.6
Avg. Temperature (Normal) 42.2 45.6 53.8 61.7 69.5 76.4 79.6 78.6 73.0 62.3 53.6 45.3 61.8
Total Precipitation (1997) 4.32 2.91 6.74 4.20 2.94 2.63 3.55 5.85 4.34 4.16 3.10 3.33 48.07
Total Precipitation (Normal) 4.76 4.23 5.03 3.70 3.82 4.21 4.70 4.42 3.52 3.13 3.11 3.83 48.46
CENTRAL
Avg. Temperature (1997) 43.8 48.5 51.0 62.0 73.2 77.7 81.5 78.4 73.7 62.4 50.6 48.6 62.6
Avg. Temperature (Normal) 43.9 47.2 55.4 63.3 70.9 77.2 80.3 79.2 74.0 63.7 55.1 47.2 63.1
Total Precipitation (1997) 3.46 1.35 5.41 3.26 2.90 2.51 3.68 5.38 4.29 3.55 1.94 2.72 40.45
Total Precipitation (Normal) 4.18 3.84 4.47 3.15 3.81 5.06 5.50 5.19 3.63 2.98 2.75 3.39 47.95
SOUTHERN
Avg. Temperature (1997) 47.4 51.0 53.0 63.3 74.1 77.9 81.7 78.4 75.2 64.8 54.1 51.6 64.4
Avg. Temperature (Normal) 46.8 49.8 57.4 64.4 71.8 77.8 80.8 79.9 75.4 66.0 57.6 50.1 64.8
Total Precipitation (1997) 2.29 1.74 4.89 2.72 1.43 2.78 6.71 5.00 5.82 4.52 1.35 2.62 41.87
Total Precipitation (Normal) 3.81 3.62 4.32 2.92 4.04 5.72 5.95 6.84 4.40 2.85 2.53 3.35 50.35
1/: Normals based on the 30-year period 1961-1990; precipitation averages based on stations recording both precipitation and temperature.
Source: S.C. Dept. of Natural Resources, Water Resources Division, citing U.S. Department of Commerce, National Climatic Data Center, Climatological Data Annual Summary,
South Carolina 1997.
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