Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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South Carolina
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1997
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2018) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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December 1997 1-Month |
45.6°F (7.6°C) | 45.6°F (7.6°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 62nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
63rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2004 | ||||||
Nov–Dec 1997 2-Month |
48.0°F (8.9°C) | 49.4°F (9.7°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.8°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
93rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 2002 | ||||||
Oct–Dec 1997 3-Month |
53.0°F (11.7°C) | 54.0°F (12.2°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
90th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1895, 1958 | ||||||
Sep–Dec 1997 4-Month |
58.1°F (14.5°C) | 58.9°F (14.9°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 1931, 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1907, 1924, 1983 | ||||||
Aug–Dec 1997 5-Month |
62.0°F (16.7°C) | 62.9°F (17.2°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1917 |
99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2007 | ||||
Jul–Dec 1997 6-Month |
65.0°F (18.3°C) | 65.7°F (18.7°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 25th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1917 |
100th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1916, 1968 | ||||||
Jun–Dec 1997 7-Month |
66.2°F (19.0°C) | 67.3°F (19.6°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
111th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1904, 1962, 1969 | ||||||
May–Dec 1997 8-Month |
66.2°F (19.0°C) | 67.7°F (19.8°C) |
-1.5°F (-0.8°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917, 1976 |
119th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
Apr–Dec 1997 9-Month |
65.4°F (18.6°C) | 67.0°F (19.4°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.8°C) | 4th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1976 |
121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1903 | ||||||
Mar–Dec 1997 10-Month |
64.9°F (18.3°C) | 65.7°F (18.7°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1992 | 1917 |
107th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
Ties: 1914, 1981, 1989 | ||||||
Feb–Dec 1997 11-Month |
63.6°F (17.6°C) | 64.0°F (17.8°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1917 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2016 | ||||
Ties: 1930, 1961, 1974 | ||||||
Jan–Dec 1997 12-Month |
62.2°F (16.8°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1901, 1917, 1958, 1963, 1966, 1969 |
87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1937, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2000, 2014 | ||||||
Jul 1996–Dec 1997 18-Month |
63.2°F (17.3°C) | 63.5°F (17.5°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1968 |
92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1903, 1944, 1962, 1965, 1989 | ||||||
Jan 1996–Dec 1997 24-Month |
62.0°F (16.7°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1969 |
91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1910, 1976, 1983 | ||||||
Jan 1995–Dec 1997 36-Month |
62.1°F (16.7°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
-0.3°F (-0.2°C) | 31st Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1968, 1969 |
92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1919, 1930, 1959, 1977, 1984 | ||||||
Jan 1994–Dec 1997 48-Month |
62.3°F (16.8°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 34th Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1969 |
88th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1958, 1973, 1977 | ||||||
Jan 1993–Dec 1997 60-Month |
62.4°F (16.9°C) | 62.4°F (16.9°C) |
0.0°F (0.0°C) | 41st Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1969, 1970 |
80th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2018 | ||||
Ties: 1901, 1910, 1943, 1959, 1977 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published December 2019, retrieved on December 15, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/