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Aiken 5SE Weather Records (USC00380074)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Aiken 5SE (USC00380074), South Carolina, United States, with 116 years of record.

Key Facts for Aiken 5SE

  • Aiken 5SE (USC00380074) is a weather station in South Carolina, United States at 33.49 latitude and -81.70 longitude, 150 m (492 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2008, 116 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Aiken 5SE still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Aiken 5SE set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 25 October 2008.

About the Station

  • Location: South Carolina, United States, 33.49 latitude, -81.70 longitude.
  • Elevation: 150 m (492 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2008, 116 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Aiken 5SE, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Aiken 5SE. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Aiken 5SE. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Aiken 5SE, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan27.8 C (82.0 F)-20.0 C (-4.0 F)n/an/a
Feb31.1 C (88.0 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)n/an/a
Mar33.9 C (93.0 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)n/an/a
Apr37.2 C (99.0 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)n/an/a
May41.1 C (106.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)n/an/a
Jun42.2 C (108.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)n/an/a
Jul42.2 C (108.0 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)n/an/a
Aug42.8 C (109.0 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)n/an/a
Sep41.1 C (106.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)n/an/a
Oct37.2 C (99.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)n/an/a
Nov31.1 C (88.0 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)n/an/a
Dec29.4 C (84.9 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Aiken 5SE by the year they were set 1,464 records at Aiken 5SE still stand. 1902 holds the most, with 46. 02040601893: 121894: 91901: 71902: 461903: 61904: 131905: 211906: 331907: 161908: 241909: 121910: 181911: 111912: 141913: 151914: 141915: 31916: 111917: 271918: 191919: 191920: 111921: 41922: 91923: 101924: 71925: 431926: 161927: 121928: 161929: 151930: 101931: 171932: 111933: 41934: 111935: 101936: 161937: 131938: 71939: 71940: 151941: 131942: 81943: 231944: 61945: 61946: 21947: 101948: 131949: 91950: 151951: 61952: 111953: 61954: 191955: 81956: 101957: 181958: 141959: 61960: 91961: 101962: 61963: 61964: 131965: 61966: 101967: 181968: 41969: 91970: 101971: 151972: 91973: 81974: 111975: 91976: 121977: 61978: 41979: 101980: 61981: 281982: 101983: 301984: 241985: 231986: 341987: 151988: 181989: 191990: 201991: 201992: 71993: 191994: 61995: 131996: 121997: 151998: 151999: 182000: 252001: 172002: 282003: 72004: 52005: 52006: 42007: 142008: 51893191019211932194319541965197619871998
1,464 records at Aiken 5SE still stand. 1902 holds the most, with 46.
Standing records at Aiken 5SE by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
189312
18949
19017
190246
19036
190413
190521
190633
190716
190824
190912
191018
191111
191214
191315
191414
19153
191611
191727
191819
191919
192011
19214
19229
192310
19247
192543
192616
192712
192816
192915
193010
193117
193211
19334
193411
193510
193616
193713
19387
19397
194015
194113
19428
194323
19446
19456
19462
194710
194813
19499
195015
19516
195211
19536
195419
19558
195610
195718
195814
19596
19609
196110
19626
19636
196413
19656
196610
196718
19684
19699
197010
197115
19729
19738
197411
19759
197612
19776
19784
197910
19806
198128
198210
198330
198424
198523
198634
198715
198818
198919
199020
199120
19927
199319
19946
199513
199612
199715
199815
199918
200025
200117
200228
20037
20045
20055
20064
200714
20085

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records
When Aiken 5SE set new all-time records 8 all-time records were set at Aiken 5SE between 27 June 1954 and 21 January 1985. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord daily snowfall27 June 1954: Record high maximum temperature 42.2 C (108.0 F)13 December 1962: Record low minimum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)16 April 1969: Record daily precipitation 245.9 mm (9.7 in)9 January 1970: Record low minimum temperature -15.6 C (3.9 F)10 February 1973: Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)11 January 1982: Record low minimum temperature -16.1 C (3.0 F)22 August 1983: Record high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)21 January 1985: Record low minimum temperature -20.0 C (-4.0 F)1955196019651970197519801985
8 all-time records were set at Aiken 5SE between 27 June 1954 and 21 January 1985. Each dot is a new record.
When Aiken 5SE set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1954-06-27Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 42.2 C (108.0 F)
1962-12-13Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)
1969-04-16Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 245.9 mm (9.7 in)
1970-01-09Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -15.6 C (3.9 F)
1973-02-10Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1982-01-11Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -16.1 C (3.0 F)
1983-08-22Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)
1985-01-21Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -20.0 C (-4.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 245.9 mm (9.7 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Aiken 5SE The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Aiken 5SE. The most was 245.9 mm (9.7 in) on 16 April 1969. 0100200300 Jan: 88.9 mm (3.5 in), 8 January 1993 Jan Feb: 97.8 mm (3.9 in), 24 February 1994 Feb Mar: 95.3 mm (3.8 in), 30 March 1960 Mar Apr: 245.9 mm (9.7 in), 16 April 1969 Apr May: 104.1 mm (4.1 in), 8 May 1998 May Jun: 112.5 mm (4.4 in), 9 June 1934 Jun Jul: 118.6 mm (4.7 in), 11 July 1928 Jul Aug: 154.9 mm (6.1 in), 5 August 1909 Aug Sep: 178.6 mm (7.0 in), 18 September 1928 Sep Oct: 142.0 mm (5.6 in), 8 October 1946 Oct Nov: 89.4 mm (3.5 in), 22 November 1985 Nov Dec: 88.1 mm (3.5 in), 23 December 1941 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Aiken 5SE. The most was 245.9 mm (9.7 in) on 16 April 1969.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Aiken 5SE
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan88.9 mm (3.5 in)8 January 1993
Feb97.8 mm (3.9 in)24 February 1994
Mar95.3 mm (3.8 in)30 March 1960
Apr245.9 mm (9.7 in)16 April 1969
May104.1 mm (4.1 in)8 May 1998
Jun112.5 mm (4.4 in)9 June 1934
Jul118.6 mm (4.7 in)11 July 1928
Aug154.9 mm (6.1 in)5 August 1909
Sep178.6 mm (7.0 in)18 September 1928
Oct142.0 mm (5.6 in)8 October 1946
Nov89.4 mm (3.5 in)22 November 1985
Dec88.1 mm (3.5 in)23 December 1941

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2008
Days with data per year at Aiken 5SE 110 years of record at Aiken 5SE, 1893 to 2008. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1945, 1980, 1982 and others. 1893: 132 of 365 days1894: 179 of 365 days1901: 22 of 365 days1902: 365 of 365 days1903: 115 of 365 days1904: 365 of 366 days1905: 302 of 365 days1906: 362 of 365 days1907: 362 of 365 days1908: 362 of 366 days1909: 363 of 365 days1910: 364 of 365 days1911: 356 of 365 days1912: 361 of 366 days1913: 360 of 365 days1914: 354 of 365 days1915: 349 of 365 days1916: 349 of 366 days1917: 360 of 365 days1918: 361 of 365 days1919: 363 of 365 days1920: 366 of 366 days1921: 362 of 365 days1922: 362 of 365 days1923: 349 of 365 days1924: 363 of 366 days1925: 363 of 365 days1926: 363 of 365 days1927: 359 of 365 days1928: 365 of 366 days1929: 361 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 364 of 365 days1932: 359 of 366 days1933: 364 of 365 days1934: 362 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 362 of 365 days1938: 364 of 365 days1939: 364 of 365 days1940: 365 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 363 of 365 days1943: 363 of 365 days1944: 365 of 366 days1945: 304 of 365 days1946: 364 of 365 days1947: 332 of 365 days1948: 365 of 366 days1949: 363 of 365 days1950: 364 of 365 days1951: 361 of 365 days1952: 334 of 366 days1953: 363 of 365 days1954: 364 of 365 days1955: 362 of 365 days1956: 363 of 366 days1957: 363 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 349 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 364 of 365 days1962: 364 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 364 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 364 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 364 of 366 days1969: 360 of 365 days1970: 360 of 365 days1971: 362 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 359 of 365 days1974: 362 of 365 days1975: 363 of 365 days1976: 359 of 366 days1977: 362 of 365 days1978: 358 of 365 days1979: 355 of 365 days1980: 242 of 366 days1981: 341 of 365 days1982: 306 of 365 days1983: 327 of 365 days1984: 331 of 366 days1985: 303 of 365 days1986: 323 of 365 days1987: 343 of 365 days1988: 346 of 366 days1989: 345 of 365 days1990: 358 of 365 days1991: 342 of 365 days1992: 357 of 366 days1993: 360 of 365 days1994: 357 of 365 days1995: 357 of 365 days1996: 361 of 366 days1997: 299 of 365 days1998: 362 of 365 days1999: 361 of 365 days2000: 360 of 366 days2001: 359 of 365 days2002: 360 of 365 days2003: 233 of 365 days2004: 352 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 364 of 365 days2007: 360 of 365 days2008: 301 of 366 days1905192019351950196519801995
110 years of record at Aiken 5SE, 1893 to 2008. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1945, 1980, 1982 and others.
Days with data per year at Aiken 5SE
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189313236%No
189417949%No
1901226%No
1902365100%Yes
190311532%No
1904365100%Yes
190530283%No
190636299%Yes
190736299%Yes
190836299%Yes
190936399%Yes
1910364100%Yes
191135698%Yes
191236199%Yes
191336099%Yes
191435497%Yes
191534996%Yes
191634995%Yes
191736099%Yes
191836199%Yes
191936399%Yes
1920366100%Yes
192136299%Yes
192236299%Yes
192334996%Yes
192436399%Yes
192536399%Yes
192636399%Yes
192735998%Yes
1928365100%Yes
192936199%Yes
1930365100%Yes
1931364100%Yes
193235998%Yes
1933364100%Yes
193436299%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
193736299%Yes
1938364100%Yes
1939364100%Yes
1940365100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
194236399%Yes
194336399%Yes
1944365100%Yes
194530483%No
1946364100%Yes
194733291%Yes
1948365100%Yes
194936399%Yes
1950364100%Yes
195136199%Yes
195233491%Yes
195336399%Yes
1954364100%Yes
195536299%Yes
195636399%Yes
195736399%Yes
1958365100%Yes
195934996%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961364100%Yes
1962364100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
196436499%Yes
1965364100%Yes
1966364100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
196836499%Yes
196936099%Yes
197036099%Yes
197136299%Yes
1972365100%Yes
197335998%Yes
197436299%Yes
197536399%Yes
197635998%Yes
197736299%Yes
197835898%Yes
197935597%Yes
198024266%No
198134193%Yes
198230684%No
198332790%No
198433190%Yes
198530383%No
198632388%No
198734394%Yes
198834695%Yes
198934595%Yes
199035898%Yes
199134294%Yes
199235798%Yes
199336099%Yes
199435798%Yes
199535798%Yes
199636199%Yes
199729982%No
199836299%Yes
199936199%Yes
200036098%Yes
200135998%Yes
200236099%Yes
200323364%No
200435296%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006364100%Yes
200736099%Yes
200830182%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Aiken 5SE
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
25 October 2008Aiken 5SE, USdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)90 years44 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2008Aiken 5SE, USdaily rain57.2 mm (2.3 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)73 years37 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2008Aiken 5SE, USdaily low max (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie16 years3 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2008Aiken 5SE, USdaily high max (Tie)36.7 C (98.1 F)tie106 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 2008Aiken 5SE, USdaily low max18.9 C (66.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)86 years36 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2008Aiken 5SE, USdaily low max11.7 C (53.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)106 years45 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2008Aiken 5SE, USdaily low max10.0 C (50.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)72 years34 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2008Aiken 5SE, USdaily low max7.2 C (45.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)93 years38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2008Aiken 5SE, USdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)79 years33 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2008Aiken 5SE, USdaily low min-3.9 C (25.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)44 years24 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2008Aiken 5SE, USdaily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)0.3 cm (0.1 in)114 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2008Aiken 5SE, USdaily high min (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie50 years6 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 2007Aiken 5SE, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)36 years21 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2007Aiken 5SE, USdaily high max (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie96 years9 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2007Aiken 5SE, USdaily high max26.1 C (79.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2007Aiken 5SE, USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)102 years41 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2007Aiken 5SE, USdaily high max (Tie)32.8 C (91.0 F)tie9 years3 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 2007Aiken 5SE, USdaily high max (Tie)32.8 C (91.0 F)tie104 years10 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2007Aiken 5SE, USdaily high min25.6 C (78.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)100 years45 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2007Aiken 5SE, USdaily high max41.1 C (106.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)8 years18 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

93 complete years, 1902 to 2007
Annual mean temperature at Aiken 5SE as warming stripes, 1902 to 2007 One stripe for each of 93 complete years at Aiken 5SE, 1902 to 2007. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.0 C (64.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1969, at 16.4 C (61.5 F), and the warmest was 1933, at 19.5 C (67.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F). 1902: 18.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1904: 17.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1906: 18.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1907: 18.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1908: 18.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1909: 18.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1910: 17.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1911: 18.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1912: 17.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1913: 18.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1914: 17.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1915: 17.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1917: 17.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1918: 18.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1919: 18.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1920: 17.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1921: 19.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1922: 18.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1923: 18.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1924: 17.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1925: 19.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1926: 18.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1927: 18.9 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1928: 17.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1929: 18.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1930: 18.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1931: 18.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1932: 19.4 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1933: 19.5 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1934: 18.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1935: 18.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1936: 18.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1937: 18.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1938: 18.9 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1939: 18.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1940: 17.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1941: 18.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1942: 18.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1943: 18.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1944: 17.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1946: 18.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1948: 17.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1949: 18.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1950: 17.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1951: 17.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1953: 18.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1954: 18.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1955: 18.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1956: 18.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1957: 18.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1958: 17.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1960: 17.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1961: 17.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1962: 17.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1963: 17.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1964: 17.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1965: 17.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1966: 16.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1967: 17.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1968: 17.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1969: 16.4 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1970: 17.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1971: 17.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1972: 18.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1973: 17.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1974: 17.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1975: 18.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1976: 17.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1977: 18.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1978: 17.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1981: 16.5 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1983: 16.9 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1984: 17.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1986: 18.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1987: 17.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1988: 16.9 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1989: 17.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1990: 19.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1991: 18.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1992: 17.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1993: 17.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1994: 18.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1995: 17.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1996: 17.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1998: 19.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1999: 18.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2000: 17.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2001: 18.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2002: 18.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2004: 18.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2005: 17.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2006: 17.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2007: 18.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean19021910192019301940195019601970198019902000
One stripe for each of 93 complete years at Aiken 5SE, 1902 to 2007. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.0 C (64.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1969, at 16.4 C (61.5 F), and the warmest was 1933, at 19.5 C (67.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Aiken 5SE as warming stripes, 1902 to 2007
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
190218.4 C+0.44 C
190417.4 C-0.54 C
190618.0 C0.00 C
190718.0 C+0.04 C
190818.7 C+0.73 C
190918.2 C+0.17 C
191017.5 C-0.47 C
191118.8 C+0.80 C
191217.4 C-0.54 C
191318.2 C+0.25 C
191417.4 C-0.63 C
191517.5 C-0.52 C
191717.3 C-0.69 C
191818.7 C+0.69 C
191918.8 C+0.85 C
192017.5 C-0.49 C
192119.1 C+1.10 C
192218.7 C+0.67 C
192318.3 C+0.27 C
192417.3 C-0.66 C
192519.2 C+1.22 C
192618.4 C+0.39 C
192718.9 C+0.94 C
192817.7 C-0.29 C
192918.0 C+0.02 C
193018.1 C+0.09 C
193118.8 C+0.81 C
193219.4 C+1.40 C
193319.5 C+1.51 C
193418.5 C+0.47 C
193518.5 C+0.48 C
193618.3 C+0.29 C
193718.1 C+0.16 C
193818.9 C+0.93 C
193918.8 C+0.78 C
194017.3 C-0.70 C
194118.5 C+0.48 C
194218.1 C+0.08 C
194318.1 C+0.08 C
194417.9 C-0.09 C
194618.2 C+0.26 C
194817.8 C-0.14 C
194918.4 C+0.38 C
195017.7 C-0.32 C
195117.7 C-0.32 C
195318.5 C+0.50 C
195418.7 C+0.70 C
195518.2 C+0.25 C
195618.4 C+0.39 C
195718.4 C+0.42 C
195817.1 C-0.89 C
196017.3 C-0.70 C
196117.5 C-0.52 C
196217.6 C-0.38 C
196317.2 C-0.83 C
196417.6 C-0.39 C
196517.5 C-0.45 C
196616.7 C-1.26 C
196717.1 C-0.84 C
196817.0 C-1.00 C
196916.4 C-1.60 C
197017.6 C-0.39 C
197117.9 C-0.12 C
197218.1 C+0.08 C
197317.9 C-0.10 C
197417.9 C-0.04 C
197518.1 C+0.13 C
197617.3 C-0.65 C
197718.0 C+0.06 C
197817.5 C-0.52 C
198116.5 C-1.47 C
198316.9 C-1.11 C
198417.6 C-0.34 C
198618.8 C+0.85 C
198717.7 C-0.27 C
198816.9 C-1.06 C
198917.8 C-0.21 C
199019.0 C+1.02 C
199118.4 C+0.38 C
199217.5 C-0.53 C
199317.8 C-0.22 C
199418.0 C-0.03 C
199517.9 C-0.09 C
199617.6 C-0.42 C
199819.1 C+1.10 C
199918.2 C+0.21 C
200017.9 C-0.04 C
200118.0 C+0.06 C
200218.3 C+0.34 C
200418.0 C0.00 C
200517.5 C-0.46 C
200617.9 C-0.04 C
200718.3 C+0.30 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.05 C (0.01 to 0.09) per decade over 1902 to 2007. In Fahrenheit: 0.09 F (0.01 to 0.16) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 93 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Aiken 5SE
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.05 C (-0.09 to -0.01) per decade-0.09 F (-0.16 to -0.01) per decade1902 to 200793Fall
Mean daily maximum0.08 C (0.03 to 0.14) per decade0.15 F (0.05 to 0.24) per decade1902 to 200793Rise
Mean daily minimum-0.2 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade-0.3 F (-0.4 to -0.2) per decade1902 to 200793Fall

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1893 to 2008
Yearly extremes at Aiken 5SE: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)42.8 C (109.0 F)198338.3 C (100.9 F)110
Coldest night (TNn)-20.0 C (-4.0 F)1985-10.0 C (14.0 F)110
Wettest day (Rx1day)245.9 mm (9.7 in)196968.6 mm (2.7 in)110
Wettest five days (Rx5day)292.2 mm (11.5 in)1969112.4 mm (4.4 in)110
Longest dry spell (CDD)58 days190424 days110

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Aiken 5SE by year The hottest day of the year at Aiken 5SE, 1893 to 2008. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F). 202530354045190019201940196019802000Record: 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1983
The hottest day of the year at Aiken 5SE, 1893 to 2008. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Aiken 5SE by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189325.6 C (78.1 F)
189431.7 C (89.1 F)
190124.4 C (75.9 F)
190241.1 C (106.0 F)
190328.9 C (84.0 F)
190440.6 C (105.1 F)
190541.7 C (107.1 F)
190636.7 C (98.1 F)
190739.4 C (102.9 F)
190837.8 C (100.0 F)
190937.2 C (99.0 F)
191036.1 C (97.0 F)
191139.4 C (102.9 F)
191238.9 C (102.0 F)
191340.0 C (104.0 F)
191441.7 C (107.1 F)
191538.9 C (102.0 F)
191638.3 C (100.9 F)
191737.2 C (99.0 F)
191838.3 C (100.9 F)
191936.7 C (98.1 F)
192036.7 C (98.1 F)
192137.8 C (100.0 F)
192236.7 C (98.1 F)
192336.7 C (98.1 F)
192438.3 C (100.9 F)
192541.1 C (106.0 F)
192638.9 C (102.0 F)
192737.2 C (99.0 F)
192835.0 C (95.0 F)
192935.6 C (96.1 F)
193040.0 C (104.0 F)
193140.0 C (104.0 F)
193239.4 C (102.9 F)
193338.9 C (102.0 F)
193438.3 C (100.9 F)
193538.9 C (102.0 F)
193640.0 C (104.0 F)
193738.3 C (100.9 F)
193837.2 C (99.0 F)
193939.4 C (102.9 F)
194037.2 C (99.0 F)
194138.9 C (102.0 F)
194238.3 C (100.9 F)
194338.9 C (102.0 F)
194439.4 C (102.9 F)
194538.3 C (100.9 F)
194635.6 C (96.1 F)
194736.7 C (98.1 F)
194837.2 C (99.0 F)
194937.2 C (99.0 F)
195038.9 C (102.0 F)
195138.3 C (100.9 F)
195241.7 C (107.1 F)
195338.3 C (100.9 F)
195442.2 C (108.0 F)
195537.2 C (99.0 F)
195639.4 C (102.9 F)
195738.9 C (102.0 F)
195837.2 C (99.0 F)
195941.1 C (106.0 F)
196037.2 C (99.0 F)
196136.1 C (97.0 F)
196236.7 C (98.1 F)
196337.8 C (100.0 F)
196436.1 C (97.0 F)
196535.6 C (96.1 F)
196637.2 C (99.0 F)
196735.0 C (95.0 F)
196838.3 C (100.9 F)
196937.8 C (100.0 F)
197039.4 C (102.9 F)
197137.8 C (100.0 F)
197237.2 C (99.0 F)
197336.1 C (97.0 F)
197434.4 C (93.9 F)
197536.7 C (98.1 F)
197637.8 C (100.0 F)
197740.0 C (104.0 F)
197839.4 C (102.9 F)
197936.7 C (98.1 F)
198038.9 C (102.0 F)
198138.3 C (100.9 F)
198237.2 C (99.0 F)
198342.8 C (109.0 F)
198439.4 C (102.9 F)
198539.4 C (102.9 F)
198642.2 C (108.0 F)
198740.0 C (104.0 F)
198838.9 C (102.0 F)
198937.8 C (100.0 F)
199041.7 C (107.1 F)
199138.9 C (102.0 F)
199239.4 C (102.9 F)
199340.0 C (104.0 F)
199437.8 C (100.0 F)
199538.3 C (100.9 F)
199638.9 C (102.0 F)
199739.4 C (102.9 F)
199839.4 C (102.9 F)
199940.6 C (105.1 F)
200040.0 C (104.0 F)
200137.2 C (99.0 F)
200239.4 C (102.9 F)
200335.0 C (95.0 F)
200437.2 C (99.0 F)
200537.2 C (99.0 F)
200637.8 C (100.0 F)
200741.1 C (106.0 F)
200838.3 C (100.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Aiken 5SE by year The coldest night of the year at Aiken 5SE, 1893 to 2008. The record is -20.0 C (-4.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.0 C (14.0 F). -20-15-10-50190019201940196019802000Record: -20.0 C (-4.0 F) in 1985
The coldest night of the year at Aiken 5SE, 1893 to 2008. The record is -20.0 C (-4.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.0 C (14.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Aiken 5SE by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1894-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1901-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1902-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1903-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1904-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1905-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1906-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1907-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1908-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1909-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1910-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1911-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1912-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1913-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1914-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1915-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1916-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1917-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1918-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1919-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1920-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1921-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1922-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1923-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1924-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1925-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1926-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1927-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1928-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1929-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1930-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1931-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1932-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1933-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1934-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1935-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1936-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1937-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1938-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1939-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1940-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1941-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1942-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1943-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1944-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1945-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1946-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1947-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1948-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1949-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1950-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1951-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1952-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1953-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1954-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1955-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1956-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1957-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1958-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1959-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1960-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1961-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1962-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1963-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1964-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1965-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1966-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1967-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1968-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1969-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1970-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1971-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1972-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1973-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1974-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1975-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1976-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1977-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1978-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1979-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1980-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1981-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1982-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1983-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1984-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1985-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1986-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1987-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1988-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1989-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1990-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1991-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1992-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1993-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1994-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1995-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1996-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1997-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1998-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1999-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2000-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2001-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2002-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2003-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2004-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2005-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2006-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2007-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2008-7.2 C (19.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Aiken 5SE by year The wettest day of the year at Aiken 5SE, 1893 to 2008. The record is 245.9 mm (9.7 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.6 mm (2.7 in). 0100200300190019201940196019802000Record: 245.9 mm (9.7 in) in 1969
The wettest day of the year at Aiken 5SE, 1893 to 2008. The record is 245.9 mm (9.7 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.6 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Aiken 5SE by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189358.4 mm (2.3 in)
189450.8 mm (2.0 in)
190144.5 mm (1.8 in)
190247.0 mm (1.9 in)
190350.8 mm (2.0 in)
190458.4 mm (2.3 in)
190561.0 mm (2.4 in)
190699.1 mm (3.9 in)
190753.3 mm (2.1 in)
190873.9 mm (2.9 in)
1909154.9 mm (6.1 in)
191077.5 mm (3.1 in)
1911116.8 mm (4.6 in)
191250.8 mm (2.0 in)
191357.2 mm (2.3 in)
191455.9 mm (2.2 in)
191567.3 mm (2.6 in)
191660.2 mm (2.4 in)
191756.6 mm (2.2 in)
191840.4 mm (1.6 in)
191957.4 mm (2.3 in)
192066.3 mm (2.6 in)
192145.0 mm (1.8 in)
192284.6 mm (3.3 in)
192364.3 mm (2.5 in)
192461.2 mm (2.4 in)
192568.8 mm (2.7 in)
1926108.0 mm (4.3 in)
192755.1 mm (2.2 in)
1928178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1929130.0 mm (5.1 in)
193046.7 mm (1.8 in)
193138.4 mm (1.5 in)
193277.0 mm (3.0 in)
193391.2 mm (3.6 in)
1934112.5 mm (4.4 in)
193560.7 mm (2.4 in)
193668.3 mm (2.7 in)
193764.8 mm (2.6 in)
193855.1 mm (2.2 in)
193996.3 mm (3.8 in)
194061.2 mm (2.4 in)
1941119.4 mm (4.7 in)
194265.8 mm (2.6 in)
194372.1 mm (2.8 in)
194479.0 mm (3.1 in)
194563.0 mm (2.5 in)
1946142.0 mm (5.6 in)
194774.2 mm (2.9 in)
194884.1 mm (3.3 in)
194997.0 mm (3.8 in)
195058.7 mm (2.3 in)
195137.6 mm (1.5 in)
195242.7 mm (1.7 in)
195376.7 mm (3.0 in)
195448.0 mm (1.9 in)
195583.3 mm (3.3 in)
195674.2 mm (2.9 in)
195756.4 mm (2.2 in)
195854.1 mm (2.1 in)
195958.9 mm (2.3 in)
196095.3 mm (3.8 in)
196173.2 mm (2.9 in)
196258.2 mm (2.3 in)
196356.4 mm (2.2 in)
1964106.9 mm (4.2 in)
196562.0 mm (2.4 in)
196668.8 mm (2.7 in)
1967113.8 mm (4.5 in)
196865.0 mm (2.6 in)
1969245.9 mm (9.7 in)
197085.6 mm (3.4 in)
197176.2 mm (3.0 in)
197258.2 mm (2.3 in)
197378.2 mm (3.1 in)
197447.2 mm (1.9 in)
197550.8 mm (2.0 in)
197675.4 mm (3.0 in)
197750.8 mm (2.0 in)
197852.6 mm (2.1 in)
197978.7 mm (3.1 in)
198057.2 mm (2.3 in)
198164.0 mm (2.5 in)
198256.9 mm (2.2 in)
198388.9 mm (3.5 in)
198486.9 mm (3.4 in)
198589.4 mm (3.5 in)
198687.6 mm (3.4 in)
198782.6 mm (3.3 in)
198871.1 mm (2.8 in)
198957.2 mm (2.3 in)
1990101.6 mm (4.0 in)
199185.1 mm (3.4 in)
199291.4 mm (3.6 in)
199391.9 mm (3.6 in)
199497.8 mm (3.9 in)
1995104.1 mm (4.1 in)
199678.7 mm (3.1 in)
199796.5 mm (3.8 in)
1998121.7 mm (4.8 in)
199986.4 mm (3.4 in)
200091.4 mm (3.6 in)
200155.9 mm (2.2 in)
200263.5 mm (2.5 in)
200388.1 mm (3.5 in)
200460.2 mm (2.4 in)
200566.3 mm (2.6 in)
2006100.3 mm (3.9 in)
200787.1 mm (3.4 in)
200857.2 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Aiken 5SE by year The wettest five days of the year at Aiken 5SE, 1893 to 2008. The record is 292.2 mm (11.5 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 112.4 mm (4.4 in). 0100200300190019201940196019802000Record: 292.2 mm (11.5 in) in 1969
The wettest five days of the year at Aiken 5SE, 1893 to 2008. The record is 292.2 mm (11.5 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 112.4 mm (4.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Aiken 5SE by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189367.4 mm (2.7 in)
189482.5 mm (3.2 in)
190164.8 mm (2.6 in)
190285.2 mm (3.4 in)
1903109.2 mm (4.3 in)
190476.2 mm (3.0 in)
1905108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1906144.9 mm (5.7 in)
1907107.9 mm (4.2 in)
190895.3 mm (3.8 in)
1909172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1910122.8 mm (4.8 in)
191186.4 mm (3.4 in)
191284.9 mm (3.3 in)
191393.2 mm (3.7 in)
1914105.4 mm (4.1 in)
191599.7 mm (3.9 in)
191690.2 mm (3.6 in)
1917103.1 mm (4.1 in)
191876.2 mm (3.0 in)
1919120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1920101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1921102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1922124.2 mm (4.9 in)
192374.5 mm (2.9 in)
1924114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1925227.2 mm (8.9 in)
1926192.3 mm (7.6 in)
1927110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1928196.3 mm (7.7 in)
1929237.2 mm (9.3 in)
193079.0 mm (3.1 in)
193141.7 mm (1.6 in)
1932150.2 mm (5.9 in)
193391.2 mm (3.6 in)
1934165.6 mm (6.5 in)
193596.2 mm (3.8 in)
1936144.2 mm (5.7 in)
1937116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1938104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1939165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1940104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1941131.1 mm (5.2 in)
194298.3 mm (3.9 in)
1943106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1944124.7 mm (4.9 in)
194582.5 mm (3.2 in)
1946161.8 mm (6.4 in)
194797.2 mm (3.8 in)
1948133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1949107.9 mm (4.2 in)
195084.9 mm (3.3 in)
195161.7 mm (2.4 in)
195269.8 mm (2.7 in)
1953113.8 mm (4.5 in)
195466.8 mm (2.6 in)
1955115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1956103.6 mm (4.1 in)
195798.6 mm (3.9 in)
195872.9 mm (2.9 in)
1959114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1960102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1961120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1962108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1963114.9 mm (4.5 in)
1964175.2 mm (6.9 in)
1965126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1966103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1967192.3 mm (7.6 in)
1968148.7 mm (5.9 in)
1969292.2 mm (11.5 in)
1970129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1971166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1972131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1973125.5 mm (4.9 in)
197484.4 mm (3.3 in)
197580.0 mm (3.1 in)
197699.3 mm (3.9 in)
197774.2 mm (2.9 in)
197883.3 mm (3.3 in)
1979126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1980122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1981204.7 mm (8.1 in)
1982102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1983144.4 mm (5.7 in)
1984131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1985163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1986162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1987157.9 mm (6.2 in)
198881.3 mm (3.2 in)
1989102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1990241.3 mm (9.5 in)
1991120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1992118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1993179.3 mm (7.1 in)
1994106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1995144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1996124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1997143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1998135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1999111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2000131.3 mm (5.2 in)
200180.7 mm (3.2 in)
2002126.8 mm (5.0 in)
2003115.0 mm (4.5 in)
2004109.6 mm (4.3 in)
2005133.4 mm (5.3 in)
2006128.8 mm (5.1 in)
2007128.8 mm (5.1 in)
200886.6 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Aiken 5SE by year The longest dry spell of the year at Aiken 5SE, 1893 to 2008. The record is 58 days in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days. 0204060190019201940196019802000Record: 58 days in 1904
The longest dry spell of the year at Aiken 5SE, 1893 to 2008. The record is 58 days in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Aiken 5SE by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189312 days
189420 days
19014 days
190221 days
190313 days
190458 days
190548 days
190620 days
190733 days
190830 days
190929 days
191036 days
191138 days
191222 days
191324 days
191425 days
191533 days
191627 days
191718 days
191824 days
191934 days
192020 days
192118 days
192222 days
192326 days
192425 days
192520 days
192633 days
192725 days
192819 days
192915 days
193014 days
193135 days
193224 days
193323 days
193442 days
193536 days
193639 days
193724 days
193823 days
193948 days
194016 days
194127 days
194227 days
194347 days
194420 days
194519 days
194617 days
194719 days
194821 days
194918 days
195026 days
195128 days
195232 days
195338 days
195427 days
195528 days
195621 days
195715 days
195826 days
195923 days
196022 days
196142 days
196222 days
196333 days
196429 days
196524 days
196629 days
196724 days
196832 days
196920 days
197025 days
197119 days
197213 days
197326 days
197420 days
197520 days
197620 days
197728 days
197825 days
197916 days
198028 days
198124 days
198220 days
198324 days
198423 days
198528 days
198633 days
198726 days
198817 days
198917 days
199019 days
199132 days
199222 days
199324 days
199417 days
199527 days
199622 days
199715 days
199825 days
199923 days
200039 days
200126 days
200216 days
200315 days
200416 days
200537 days
200617 days
200722 days
200813 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

93 years with a frost

Across 93 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Aiken 5SE falls on 26 March and the median first autumn frost on 9 November, which leaves a median of 227 days between them.

In 1972 to 2007 the median growing season was 208 days. That is 32 days fewer than in 1902 to 1934.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -3.2 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Aiken 5SE
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1902 to 1934)Recent period (1972 to 2007)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost26 March22 March5 April14 days later+1.3 days per decade
First autumn frost9 November13 November29 October15 days earlier-1.9 days per decade
Growing days227 days240 days208 days32 days fewer-3.2 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

97 years, 1902 to 2007

A day with at least 70.0 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 188.3 mm (7.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Aiken 5SE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years70.0 mm (2.8 in)
5 years93.8 mm (3.7 in)
10 years112.4 mm (4.4 in)
25 years139.4 mm (5.5 in)
50 years162.5 mm (6.4 in)
100 years188.3 mm (7.4 in)Longer than the 97 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 97 years of values from 1902 to 2007.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 245.9 mm (9.7 in) in 1969; 178.6 mm (7.0 in) in 1928; 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1909.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).