All-time weather records — Lexington, SC
Climate change signal in Lexington
of Lexington's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (62 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (9 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 15 | 4 | ||
| 1950s | 80 | 54 | ||
| 1960s | 33 | 90 | ||
| 1970s | 55 | 76 | ||
| 1980s | 43 | 80 | ||
| 1990s | 34 | 27 | ||
| 2000s | 22 | 20 | ||
| 2010s | 60 | 9 | ||
| 2020s | 24 | 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 1948, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1942-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 84.0°F — Jan 24, 1974 | -0.9°F — Jan 21, 1985 | 2.79 in — Jan 10, 1968 |
| February | 86.0°F — Feb 28, 2021 | 5.0°F — Feb 12, 1973 | 3.69 in — Feb 22, 1962 |
| March | 91.0°F — Mar 10, 1974 | 3.9°F — Mar 3, 1980 | 3.24 in — Mar 30, 1960 |
| April | 93.9°F — Apr 23, 1970 | 26.1°F — Apr 8, 2007 | 3.03 in — Apr 11, 1956 |
| May | 100.9°F — May 25, 2000 | 34.0°F — May 2, 1963 | 4.68 in — May 22, 1967 |
| June | 109.0°F — Jun 29, 2012 | 44.1°F — Jun 1, 1984 | 5.40 in — Jun 15, 1973 |
| July | 107.1°F — Jul 23, 1952 | 54.0°F — Jul 7, 1951 | 5.79 in — Jul 9, 1959 |
| August | 107.1°F — Aug 10, 2007 | 53.1°F — Aug 24, 1969 | 5.13 in — Aug 22, 2021 |
| September | 100.9°F — Sep 6, 1954 | 39.9°F — Sep 30, 1967 | 5.17 in — Sep 3, 1998 |
| October | 100.9°F — Oct 5, 1954 | 23.0°F — Oct 22, 1952 | 6.87 in — Oct 4, 2015 |
| November | 90.0°F — Nov 2, 1961 | 12.0°F — Nov 25, 1970 | 2.60 in — Nov 12, 1986 |
| December | 82.9°F — Dec 4, 1978 | 3.9°F — Dec 12, 1958 | 4.16 in — Dec 13, 2019 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Lexington.