Temperature (Degrees Fahrenheit) and Precipitation (Inches) For South Carolina Climatic Divisions: 1997

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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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