All-time weather records — Hilton Head Island, SC
Climate change signal in Hilton Head Island
of Hilton Head Island's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 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 | 13 | 11 | ||
| 1900s | 20 | 13 | ||
| 1910s | 20 | 33 | ||
| 1920s | 44 | 27 | ||
| 1930s | 77 | 47 | ||
| 1940s | 52 | 38 | ||
| 1950s | 48 | 68 | ||
| 1960s | 28 | 75 | ||
| 1970s | 30 | 23 | ||
| 1980s | 13 | 25 | ||
| 1990s | 15 | 5 | ||
| 2000s | 6 | 1 |
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 2005. Period of observation: 1893-2006.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 86.0°F — Jan 16, 1950 | 5.0°F — Jan 21, 1985 | 4.00 in — Jan 8, 1913 |
| February | 87.1°F — Feb 24, 1944 | 7.0°F — Feb 13, 1899 | 5.10 in — Feb 17, 1998 |
| March | 93.0°F — Mar 10, 1974 | 21.0°F — Mar 3, 1980 | 4.40 in — Mar 22, 1953 |
| April | 95.0°F — Apr 25, 1958 | 3.9°F — Apr 8, 1916 | 30.07 in — Apr 6, 1945 |
| May | 100.0°F — May 21, 1938 | 37.0°F — May 3, 1939 | 5.50 in — May 30, 1957 |
| June | 105.1°F — Jun 26, 1952 | 42.1°F — Jun 7, 1913 | 20.00 in — Jun 4, 1934 |
| July | 104.0°F — Jul 6, 1902 | 57.9°F — Jul 5, 1933 | 6.83 in — Jul 5, 1996 |
| August | 104.0°F — Aug 2, 1999 | 55.9°F — Aug 29, 1986 | 10.84 in — Aug 11, 1940 |
| September | 100.9°F — Sep 3, 1944 | 43.0°F — Sep 30, 1967 | 6.10 in — Sep 29, 1959 |
| October | 98.1°F — Oct 1, 1941 | 28.9°F — Oct 30, 1952 | 6.59 in — Oct 3, 1994 |
| November | 90.0°F — Nov 1, 1942 | 3.9°F — Nov 28, 1943 | 3.40 in — Nov 21, 2005 |
| December | 82.0°F — Dec 9, 1943 | 10.0°F — Dec 13, 1962 | 3.10 in — Dec 4, 1964 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Hilton Head Island.