All-time weather records — Cheraw, SC
Climate change signal in Cheraw
of Cheraw's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (10 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (15 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 | 27 | 20 | ||
| 1900s | 25 | 17 | ||
| 1910s | 16 | 29 | ||
| 1920s | 57 | 23 | ||
| 1930s | 50 | 17 | ||
| 1940s | 40 | 31 | ||
| 1950s | 60 | 25 | ||
| 1960s | 20 | 76 | ||
| 1970s | 11 | 58 | ||
| 1980s | 18 | 25 | ||
| 1990s | 13 | 10 | ||
| 2000s | 13 | 18 | ||
| 2010s | 14 | 11 | ||
| 2020s | 2 | 6 |
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 2022. Period of observation: 1893-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 80.1°F — Jan 3, 1952 | 0.0°F — Jan 21, 1985 | 3.00 in — Jan 8, 1973 |
| February | 86.0°F — Feb 25, 1930 | -9.0°F — Feb 14, 1899 | 3.95 in — Feb 17, 1969 |
| March | 93.0°F — Mar 23, 1907 | 9.0°F — Mar 4, 1980 | 3.55 in — Mar 18, 1983 |
| April | 95.0°F — Apr 19, 1896 | 23.0°F — Apr 1, 1964 | 3.92 in — Apr 12, 1926 |
| May | 102.9°F — May 26, 1926 | 30.9°F — May 1, 1918 | 3.92 in — May 22, 1901 |
| June | 106.0°F — Jun 23, 1981 | 44.1°F — Jun 2, 1966 | 6.79 in — Jun 17, 1979 |
| July | 108.0°F — Jul 23, 1952 | 50.0°F — Jul 17, 2001 | 9.38 in — Jul 15, 1916 |
| August | 106.0°F — Aug 2, 1980 | 48.9°F — Aug 30, 1965 | 5.04 in — Aug 21, 1931 |
| September | 107.1°F — Sep 4, 1925 | 39.9°F — Sep 22, 1918 | 10.75 in — Sep 16, 2018 |
| October | 102.0°F — Oct 6, 1954 | 23.0°F — Oct 29, 1976 | 6.49 in — Oct 11, 1990 |
| November | 90.0°F — Nov 3, 1961 | 10.9°F — Nov 26, 1950 | 3.80 in — Nov 29, 1934 |
| December | 81.0°F — Dec 9, 1998 | 3.9°F — Dec 23, 1935 | 3.38 in — Dec 14, 2019 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Cheraw.