All-time weather records — Central, SC

Record high
106.0°F
July 2, 2012
Record low
-72.0°F
July 18, 1936
Wettest day
9.92 in
September 30, 1936

Climate change signal in Central

9.3%

of Central's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (34 of 366 records since 2015).

1.9%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (7 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1890s
21
15
1900s
27
33
1910s
3
18
1920s
50
36
1930s
63
56
1940s
42
31
1950s
40
38
1960s
9
44
1970s
19
28
1980s
18
35
1990s
10
8
2000s
20
12
2010s
32
8
2020s
12
4

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1896, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1896-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 80.1°F — Jan 11, 1949 -5.1°F — Jan 26, 1940 4.33 in — Jan 3, 1906
February 82.0°F — Feb 25, 1930 -7.1°F — Feb 14, 1899 3.89 in — Feb 21, 1961
March 89.1°F — Mar 24, 1929 3.9°F — Mar 3, 1980 5.20 in — Mar 17, 1990
April 93.0°F — Apr 24, 1925 24.1°F — Apr 1, 1900 3.56 in — Apr 18, 1969
May 100.0°F — May 29, 1941 32.0°F — May 8, 1989 3.50 in — May 15, 1934
June 105.1°F — Jun 26, 1952 42.1°F — Jun 13, 1903 4.69 in — Jun 19, 2003
July 106.0°F — Jul 2, 2012 -72.0°F — Jul 18, 1936 5.84 in — Jul 13, 2013
August 104.0°F — Aug 20, 1925 52.0°F — Aug 28, 1927 4.95 in — Aug 12, 1940
September 104.0°F — Sep 4, 1925 30.9°F — Sep 22, 1915 9.92 in — Sep 30, 1936
October 98.1°F — Oct 4, 2019 23.0°F — Oct 31, 1954 5.28 in — Oct 2, 2015
November 86.0°F — Nov 1, 2016 10.0°F — Nov 26, 1950 4.05 in — Nov 11, 2009
December 81.0°F — Dec 20, 1931 1.9°F — Dec 13, 1962 4.11 in — Dec 3, 1905

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Central.