All-time weather records — Yemassee, SC
Climate change signal in Yemassee
of Yemassee's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (27 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (5 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 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 1900s | 14 | 9 | ||
| 1910s | 24 | 27 | ||
| 1920s | 43 | 23 | ||
| 1930s | 42 | 15 | ||
| 1940s | 18 | 8 | ||
| 1950s | 54 | 20 | ||
| 1960s | 23 | 27 | ||
| 1970s | 7 | 36 | ||
| 1980s | 25 | 32 | ||
| 1990s | 26 | 43 | ||
| 2000s | 32 | 99 | ||
| 2010s | 38 | 22 | ||
| 2020s | 16 | 2 |
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 1899, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1899-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 84.9°F — Jan 30, 1951 | 0.0°F — Jan 21, 1985 | 4.00 in — Jan 7, 1990 |
| February | 88.0°F — Feb 21, 2023 | 3.9°F — Feb 14, 1899 | 3.26 in — Feb 4, 2016 |
| March | 97.0°F — Mar 31, 2007 | 12.9°F — Mar 1, 2002 | 9.10 in — Mar 15, 2009 |
| April | 99.0°F — Apr 25, 1994 | 18.0°F — Apr 30, 1998 | 4.80 in — Apr 24, 2018 |
| May | 102.0°F — May 24, 1992 | 33.1°F — May 2, 1963 | 7.25 in — May 19, 1969 |
| June | 108.0°F — Jun 3, 1985 | 39.9°F — Jun 5, 1991 | 40.00 in — Jun 3, 1982 |
| July | 111.9°F — Jul 12, 1992 | 46.0°F — Jul 7, 2003 | 5.90 in — Jul 9, 1954 |
| August | 109.0°F — Aug 9, 2011 | 48.9°F — Aug 8, 2004 | 9.00 in — Aug 12, 1940 |
| September | 107.1°F — Sep 4, 1925 | 37.9°F — Sep 30, 1967 | 7.00 in — Sep 3, 2016 |
| October | 97.0°F — Oct 1, 1904 | 19.9°F — Oct 30, 2005 | 11.32 in — Oct 8, 2016 |
| November | 91.0°F — Nov 1, 1961 | 10.0°F — Nov 25, 1970 | 4.86 in — Nov 11, 2009 |
| December | 87.1°F — Dec 1, 2016 | 10.0°F — Dec 16, 2004 | 4.40 in — Dec 6, 2016 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Yemassee.