Climate Data
Lexington County and the Midlands of South Carolina enjoys a very temperate climate. This allows residents to enjoy weather patterns that are not extreme and allows for year-round recreation.
The following is climate data for the Lexington County area as compiled by the Southeast Regional Climate Center. The reporting state for northern Lexington County reports from the Columbia station which is located at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport in Lexington County. For additional climate data, you can visit the Southeast Regional Climate Center at:
www.dnr.sc.gov/water/climate/sercc/climateinfo/historical/historical_sc.html
NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
Mean Max. Temperature (F) |
55.1 |
59.5 |
67.4 |
75.7 |
83.1 |
89.1 |
92.1 |
90.0 |
84.8 |
75.8 |
66.7 |
57.8 |
74.8 |
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) |
67.6 |
69.3 |
74.6 |
81.4 |
88.6 |
94.6 |
99.6 |
94.7 |
88.3 |
84.0 |
73.3 |
67.4 |
99.6 |
Year Highest Occurred |
1974 |
1976 |
1997 |
1994 |
2000 |
1986 |
1986 |
1983 |
1973 |
1984 |
1973 |
1984 |
1986 |
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) |
44.6 |
49.1 |
60.5 |
70.4 |
77.6 |
83.7 |
87.2 |
84.4 |
81.2 |
70.3 |
58.7 |
48.3 |
44.6 |
Year Lowest Occurred |
1977 |
1978 |
1971 |
1983 |
1972 |
1997 |
1975 |
1981 |
1979 |
1976 |
1976 |
2000 |
1977 |
Mean Temperature (F) |
44.6 |
47.9 |
55.4 |
63.2 |
71.6 |
78.5 |
82.0 |
80.3 |
74.7 |
63.7 |
54.7 |
47.0 |
63.6 |
Highest Mean Temperature (F) |
58.5 |
56.0 |
61.5 |
67.9 |
75.6 |
83.3 |
87.2 |
84.0 |
78.5 |
70.9 |
62.9 |
55.9 |
87.2 |
Year Highest Occurred |
1974 |
1990 |
1997 |
1981 |
1987 |
1986 |
1986 |
1987 |
1973 |
1984 |
1985 |
1971 |
1986 |
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) |
35.9 |
38.6 |
49.4 |
58.8 |
67.7 |
73.9 |
78.9 |
76.9 |
71.8 |
57.0 |
47.6 |
38.4 |
35.9 |
Year Lowest Occurred |
1977 |
1978 |
1971 |
1983 |
1973 |
1972 |
1975 |
1981 |
1994 |
1987 |
1976 |
2000 |
1977 |
Mean Min. Temperature (F) |
34.0 |
36.3 |
43.5 |
50.7 |
60.0 |
67.9 |
71.8 |
70.6 |
64.6 |
51.5 |
42.6 |
36.1 |
52.5 |
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) |
49.3 |
43.9 |
49.2 |
57.0 |
66.9 |
72.7 |
74.8 |
74.4 |
68.7 |
60.9 |
53.7 |
46.5 |
74.8 |
Year Highest Occurred |
1974 |
1990 |
1977 |
1991 |
1991 |
1981 |
1986 |
1987 |
1973 |
1971 |
1985 |
1971 |
1986 |
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) |
25.8 |
28.1 |
38.3 |
45.6 |
55.5 |
62.5 |
69.0 |
68.0 |
59.7 |
41.7 |
36.6 |
28.5 |
25.8 |
Year Lowest Occurred |
1981 |
1978 |
1971 |
1993 |
1997 |
1972 |
1972 |
1994 |
1984 |
1987 |
1976 |
2000 |
1981 |
Mean Precipitation (in.) |
4.66 |
3.84 |
4.59 |
2.98 |
3.17 |
4.99 |
5.54 |
5.41 |
3.94 |
2.89 |
2.88 |
3.38 |
48.27 |
Highest Precipitation (in.) |
9.26 |
8.10 |
10.89 |
6.85 |
7.88 |
14.81 |
17.46 |
11.75 |
7.86 |
11.66 |
6.26 |
8.54 |
17.46 |
Year Highest Occurred |
1978 |
1979 |
1973 |
1979 |
1975 |
1973 |
1991 |
1988 |
1979 |
1990 |
1986 |
1981 |
1991 |
Lowest Precipitation (in.) |
0.84 |
0.87 |
0.56 |
0.29 |
0.70 |
0.74 |
0.57 |
0.22 |
0.07 |
0.00 |
0.41 |
0.75 |
0.00 |
Year Lowest Occurred |
1981 |
1976 |
1985 |
1994 |
1983 |
1993 |
1977 |
1997 |
1985 |
2000 |
1973 |
1988 |
2000 |
Heating Degree Days (F) |
628. |
485. |
321. |
131. |
23. |
0. |
0. |
0. |
8. |
121. |
325. |
552. |
2594. |
Cooling Degree Days (F) |
2. |
4. |
20. |
69. |
211. |
390. |
519. |
467. |
296. |
76. |
15. |
5. |
2074. |
Climate Data – Lexington County, South Carolina
|
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
Average Max. Temperature (F) |
56.4 |
60.2 |
67.6 |
76.6 |
84.0 |
89.5 |
92.3 |
90.7 |
85.1 |
76.4 |
67.3 |
58.4 |
75.4 |
Average Min. Temperature (F) |
33.5 |
35.8 |
42.2 |
50.2 |
59.1 |
66.8 |
70.8 |
69.7 |
63.7 |
50.9 |
41.2 |
34.9 |
51.6 |
Average Total Precipitation (in.) |
4.05 |
3.85 |
4.54 |
3.24 |
3.52 |
4.44 |
5.43 |
5.52 |
4.14 |
2.85 |
2.59 |
3.26 |
47.43 |
Average Total SnowFall (in.) |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
Average Snow Depth (in.) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Period of Record: 7-1-1948 to 3-31-2004
Percent of possible observations for period of record.
Max. Temp.: 100% Min. Temp.: 100% Precipitation: 100% Snowfall: 100% Snow Depth: 100%
Period of Record General Climate Summary - Heating Degree Days
| Station:(381939) COLUMBIA |
From Year=1948 To Year=2004 |
Heating Degree Days for Selected Base Temperature (F) |
Base |
Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
May |
Jun. |
Jul. |
Aug. |
Sep. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Annual |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65 |
623 |
484 |
332 |
124 |
21 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
119 |
337 |
573 |
2619 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60 |
476 |
353 |
211 |
57 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
50 |
215 |
427 |
1795 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
57 |
393 |
282 |
151 |
30 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
154 |
346 |
1383 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55 |
340 |
237 |
117 |
18 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
120 |
295 |
1143 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50 |
219 |
140 |
54 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
54 |
180 |
653 |
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Heating Degree Day units are computed as the difference between the base temperature and the daily average temperature. (Base Temp. - Daily Ave. Temp.) One unit is accumulated for each degree Fahrenheit the average temperature is below the base temperature. Negative numbers are discarded. Example: If the days high temperature was 65 and the low temperature was 31, the base 50 heating degree day units is 50 - ((65 + 31) / 2) = 2. This is done for each day of the month and summed.
Table updated on Jan 14,
Months with 5 or more missing days are not considered
Years with 1 or more missing months are not considered
Period of Record General Climate Summary - Cooling Degree Days
Station:(381939) COLUMBIA |
From Year=1948 To Year=2004 |
Cooling Degree Days for Selected Base Temperature (F) |
Base |
Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
May |
Jun. |
Jul. |
Aug. |
Sep. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Annual |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55 |
29 |
39 |
113 |
271 |
514 |
695 |
823 |
781 |
582 |
283 |
97 |
36 |
4262 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
57 |
20 |
27 |
85 |
222 |
452 |
635 |
761 |
719 |
522 |
232 |
72 |
25 |
3772 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60 |
10 |
14 |
53 |
159 |
363 |
545 |
668 |
626 |
433 |
163 |
43 |
13 |
3088 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65 |
2 |
3 |
18 |
76 |
224 |
395 |
513 |
471 |
289 |
76 |
14 |
4 |
2086 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
70 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
25 |
109 |
250 |
358 |
317 |
163 |
25 |
3 |
1 |
1254 |
|
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|
|
Cooling Degree Day units are computed as the difference between the daily average temperature and the base temperature. (Daily Ave. Temp. - Base Temp.) One unit is accumulated for each degree Fahrenheit the average temperature is above the base temperature. Negative numbers are discarded. Example: If the days high temperature was 95 and the low temperature was 51, the base 60 heating degree day units is ((95 + 51) / 2) - 60 = 13. This is done for each day of the month and summed.
Table updated on Jan 14,
Months with 5 or more missing days are not considered
Years with 1 or more missing months are not considered |
