Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Caesars Head (USC00381249), South Carolina, United States, with 44 years of record.
Key Facts for Caesars Head
Caesars Head (USC00381249) is a weather station in South Carolina, United States at 35.12 latitude and -82.63 longitude, 952 m (3,123 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1924 to 1967, 44 years of record.
1,464 records set at Caesars Head still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Caesars Head tied a daily record low minimum temperature of -5.6 C (21.9 F) on 8 November 1967.
About the Station
Location: South Carolina, United States, 35.12 latitude, -82.63 longitude.
Elevation: 952 m (3,123 ft).
Period of record: 1924 to 1967, 44 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Caesars Head. 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 Caesars Head, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.1 C (97.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.2 C (99.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.6 C (96.1 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Caesars Head still stand. 1927 holds the most, with 66.
Standing records at Caesars Head by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1925
65
1926
50
1927
66
1928
43
1929
51
1930
54
1931
57
1932
50
1933
35
1934
36
1935
27
1936
41
1937
36
1938
27
1939
28
1940
47
1941
32
1942
27
1943
37
1944
22
1945
32
1946
25
1947
16
1948
20
1949
14
1950
48
1951
30
1952
33
1953
23
1954
65
1955
28
1956
33
1957
22
1958
22
1959
16
1960
28
1961
29
1962
31
1963
28
1964
35
1965
14
1966
15
1967
26
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Caesars Head between 17 February 1958 and 30 January 1966. Each dot is a new record.
When Caesars Head set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1958-02-17
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1966-01-30
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -23.3 C (-9.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 292.1 mm (11.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Caesars Head. The most was 292.1 mm (11.5 in) on 12 July 1949.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Caesars Head
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
18 January 1926
Feb
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
13 February 1966
Mar
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
13 March 1929
Apr
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
6 April 1936
May
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
20 May 1942
Jun
261.6 mm (10.3 in)
21 June 1961
Jul
292.1 mm (11.5 in)
12 July 1949
Aug
279.4 mm (11.0 in)
15 August 1928
Sep
181.6 mm (7.1 in)
29 September 1964
Oct
254.0 mm (10.0 in)
4 October 1964
Nov
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
12 November 1925
Dec
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
17 December 1932
Period of Record Coverage
1925 to 1967
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
43 years of record at Caesars Head, 1925 to 1967. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1925, 1928, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1947 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Caesars Head, 1926 to 1966. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.5 C (54.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1960, at 11.6 C (52.8 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 13.8 C (56.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Caesars Head as warming stripes, 1926 to 1966
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1926
12.0 C
-0.49 C
1931
12.1 C
-0.35 C
1932
11.7 C
-0.77 C
1939
13.3 C
+0.87 C
1940
11.7 C
-0.75 C
1942
12.5 C
0.00 C
1943
12.8 C
+0.31 C
1944
12.8 C
+0.35 C
1951
13.0 C
+0.49 C
1952
13.4 C
+0.95 C
1953
13.6 C
+1.09 C
1954
13.8 C
+1.33 C
1956
13.1 C
+0.64 C
1957
12.8 C
+0.38 C
1958
11.6 C
-0.87 C
1959
12.6 C
+0.09 C
1960
11.6 C
-0.91 C
1961
12.0 C
-0.45 C
1962
12.3 C
-0.17 C
1963
11.8 C
-0.67 C
1964
12.1 C
-0.32 C
1965
12.6 C
+0.14 C
1966
11.6 C
-0.82 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1924 to 1967
Yearly extremes at Caesars Head: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1952
31.7 C (89.1 F)
43
Coldest night (TNn)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1966
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
43
Wettest day (Rx1day)
292.1 mm (11.5 in)
1949
108.6 mm (4.3 in)
44
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
358.6 mm (14.1 in)
1928
182.1 mm (7.2 in)
44
Longest dry spell (CDD)
30 days
1952
18 days
44
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Caesars Head, 1924 to 1967. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Caesars Head by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1924
n/a
1925
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1926
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1927
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1928
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1929
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1930
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1931
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1932
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1933
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1934
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1935
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1936
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1937
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1938
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1939
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1940
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1941
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1942
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1943
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1944
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1945
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1946
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1947
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1948
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1949
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1952
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1954
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1955
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1956
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1957
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1958
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1959
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1960
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1961
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1962
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1964
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1965
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1966
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1967
33.3 C (91.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Caesars Head, 1924 to 1967. The record is -23.3 C (-9.9 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Caesars Head by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1924
n/a
1925
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1926
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1927
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1928
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1929
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1930
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1931
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1932
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1933
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1934
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1935
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1936
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1937
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1938
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1939
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1940
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1941
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1942
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1943
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1944
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1945
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1946
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1947
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1948
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1949
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1950
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1951
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1952
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1953
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1954
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1955
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1956
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1957
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1958
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1959
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1960
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1961
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1962
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1963
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1964
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1965
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1966
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1967
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Caesars Head, 1924 to 1967. The record is 292.1 mm (11.5 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.6 mm (4.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Caesars Head by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1924
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1925
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1926
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1927
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1928
279.4 mm (11.0 in)
1929
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1930
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1931
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1932
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1933
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1934
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1935
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1936
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1937
161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1938
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1939
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1940
241.3 mm (9.5 in)
1941
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1942
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1943
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1944
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1945
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1946
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1947
221.0 mm (8.7 in)
1948
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1949
292.1 mm (11.5 in)
1950
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1951
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1952
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1953
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1954
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1955
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1956
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1957
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1958
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1959
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1960
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1961
261.6 mm (10.3 in)
1962
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1963
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1964
254.0 mm (10.0 in)
1965
145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1966
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1967
164.6 mm (6.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Caesars Head, 1924 to 1967. The record is 358.6 mm (14.1 in) in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 182.1 mm (7.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Caesars Head by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1924
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1925
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1926
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1927
135.5 mm (5.3 in)
1928
358.6 mm (14.1 in)
1929
167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1930
157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1931
137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1932
217.2 mm (8.6 in)
1933
99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1934
187.4 mm (7.4 in)
1935
181.4 mm (7.1 in)
1936
278.8 mm (11.0 in)
1937
234.9 mm (9.2 in)
1938
205.5 mm (8.1 in)
1939
158.7 mm (6.2 in)
1940
298.5 mm (11.8 in)
1941
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1942
213.4 mm (8.4 in)
1943
197.9 mm (7.8 in)
1944
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1945
158.6 mm (6.2 in)
1946
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1947
277.2 mm (10.9 in)
1948
199.9 mm (7.9 in)
1949
327.1 mm (12.9 in)
1950
169.5 mm (6.7 in)
1951
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1952
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1953
203.5 mm (8.0 in)
1954
207.7 mm (8.2 in)
1955
182.7 mm (7.2 in)
1956
154.1 mm (6.1 in)
1957
202.0 mm (8.0 in)
1958
148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1959
174.9 mm (6.9 in)
1960
167.4 mm (6.6 in)
1961
297.3 mm (11.7 in)
1962
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1963
169.5 mm (6.7 in)
1964
333.2 mm (13.1 in)
1965
229.4 mm (9.0 in)
1966
244.8 mm (9.6 in)
1967
282.4 mm (11.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Caesars Head, 1924 to 1967. The record is 30 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Caesars Head by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1924
14 days
1925
21 days
1926
28 days
1927
19 days
1928
16 days
1929
15 days
1930
24 days
1931
21 days
1932
26 days
1933
17 days
1934
21 days
1935
20 days
1936
21 days
1937
14 days
1938
24 days
1939
29 days
1940
18 days
1941
20 days
1942
18 days
1943
25 days
1944
11 days
1945
13 days
1946
11 days
1947
11 days
1948
16 days
1949
11 days
1950
19 days
1951
23 days
1952
30 days
1953
16 days
1954
13 days
1955
22 days
1956
19 days
1957
16 days
1958
17 days
1959
11 days
1960
15 days
1961
16 days
1962
15 days
1963
20 days
1964
12 days
1965
18 days
1966
14 days
1967
19 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
23 years with a frost
Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Caesars Head falls on 17 April and the median first autumn frost on 27 October, which leaves a median of 195 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Caesars Head
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1926 to 1966)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
17 April
n/a
17 April
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
27 October
n/a
27 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
195 days
n/a
195 days
n/a
n/a
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.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.