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Catawba Weather Records (USC00381462)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Catawba (USC00381462), South Carolina, United States, with 121 years of record.

Key Facts for Catawba

  • Catawba (USC00381462) is a weather station in South Carolina, United States at 34.86 latitude and -80.91 longitude, 174 m (570 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1906 to 2026, 121 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Catawba still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Catawba tied a daily record precipitation of 42.9 mm (1.7 in) on 16 February 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: South Carolina, United States, 34.86 latitude, -80.91 longitude.
  • Elevation: 174 m (570 ft).
  • Period of record: 1906 to 2026, 121 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Catawba, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Catawba. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Catawba. 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 Catawba, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Catawba by the year they were set 0 records at Catawba still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Catawba still stand.
Standing records at Catawba by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records
When Catawba set new all-time records 5 all-time records were set at Catawba between 10 July 1959 and 27 February 2004. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord daily snowfallRecord snow depth10 July 1959: Record daily precipitation 188.2 mm (7.4 in)24 August 1967: Record daily precipitation 192.5 mm (7.6 in)24 July 1997: Record daily precipitation 197.4 mm (7.8 in)27 February 2004: Record daily snowfall 34.3 cm (13.5 in)27 February 2004: Record snow depth 35.6 cm (14.0 in)19601970198019902000
5 all-time records were set at Catawba between 10 July 1959 and 27 February 2004. Each dot is a new record.
When Catawba set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1959-07-10Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1967-08-24Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1997-07-24Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 197.4 mm (7.8 in)
2004-02-27Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 34.3 cm (13.5 in)
2004-02-27Record snow depthRecord snow depth 35.6 cm (14.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 197.4 mm (7.8 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Catawba The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Catawba. The most was 197.4 mm (7.8 in) on 24 July 1997. 050100150200 Jan: 92.2 mm (3.6 in), 24 January 1999 Jan Feb: 86.4 mm (3.4 in), 7 February 2020 Feb Mar: 91.4 mm (3.6 in), 20 March 1944 Mar Apr: 85.1 mm (3.4 in), 25 April 1937 Apr May: 98.3 mm (3.9 in), 2 May 2016 May Jun: 110.2 mm (4.3 in), 2 June 2005 Jun Jul: 197.4 mm (7.8 in), 24 July 1997 Jul Aug: 192.5 mm (7.6 in), 24 August 1967 Aug Sep: 129.8 mm (5.1 in), 27 September 2024 Sep Oct: 124.0 mm (4.9 in), 26 October 1977 Oct Nov: 88.9 mm (3.5 in), 7 November 1912 Nov Dec: 79.2 mm (3.1 in), 27 December 2023 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Catawba. The most was 197.4 mm (7.8 in) on 24 July 1997.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Catawba
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan92.2 mm (3.6 in)24 January 1999
Feb86.4 mm (3.4 in)7 February 2020
Mar91.4 mm (3.6 in)20 March 1944
Apr85.1 mm (3.4 in)25 April 1937
May98.3 mm (3.9 in)2 May 2016
Jun110.2 mm (4.3 in)2 June 2005
Jul197.4 mm (7.8 in)24 July 1997
Aug192.5 mm (7.6 in)24 August 1967
Sep129.8 mm (5.1 in)27 September 2024
Oct124.0 mm (4.9 in)26 October 1977
Nov88.9 mm (3.5 in)7 November 1912
Dec79.2 mm (3.1 in)27 December 2023

Latest Records

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Latest records at Catawba
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 February 2026Catawba, USdaily rain (Tie)42.9 mm (1.7 in)tie104 years10 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2026Catawba, USdaily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2026Catawba, USdaily snow depth15.2 cm (6.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)19 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2025Catawba, USdaily rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)19 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 2025Catawba, USdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)39 years33 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 2025Catawba, USdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)94 years39 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2025Catawba, USdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)116 years43 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2025Catawba, USdaily rain44.2 mm (1.7 in)21.3 mm (0.8 in)96 years55 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2025Catawba, USdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 2024Catawba, USmonthly rain129.8 mm (5.1 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)64 years39 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2024Catawba, USdaily rain45.2 mm (1.8 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2024Catawba, USdaily rain81.8 mm (3.2 in)16.3 mm (0.6 in)31 years28 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 2024Catawba, USdaily rain68.6 mm (2.7 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)95 years40 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2024Catawba, USdaily rain51.8 mm (2.0 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2024Catawba, USdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)48 years25 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2024Catawba, USdaily rain61.0 mm (2.4 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)46 years33 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 2023Catawba, USmonthly rain79.2 mm (3.1 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)96 years48 of 100 (Notable)
18 December 2023Catawba, USdaily rain42.7 mm (1.7 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)64 years34 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2023Catawba, USdaily rain61.5 mm (2.4 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)21 years30 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2023Catawba, USdaily rain42.4 mm (1.7 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)58 years27 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1906 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Catawba: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)197.4 mm (7.8 in)199777.2 mm (3.0 in)121
Wettest five days (Rx5day)372.6 mm (14.7 in)1967111.0 mm (4.4 in)121
Longest dry spell (CDD)47 days192621 days121

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Catawba by year The wettest day of the year at Catawba, 1906 to 2026. The record is 197.4 mm (7.8 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.2 mm (3.0 in). 050100150200192019401960198020002020Record: 197.4 mm (7.8 in) in 1997
The wettest day of the year at Catawba, 1906 to 2026. The record is 197.4 mm (7.8 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.2 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Catawba by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190663.5 mm (2.5 in)
190785.9 mm (3.4 in)
190890.4 mm (3.6 in)
190999.1 mm (3.9 in)
191096.5 mm (3.8 in)
191151.8 mm (2.0 in)
191288.9 mm (3.5 in)
191375.2 mm (3.0 in)
191458.4 mm (2.3 in)
191551.1 mm (2.0 in)
1916167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1917111.0 mm (4.4 in)
191865.3 mm (2.6 in)
191984.6 mm (3.3 in)
192076.2 mm (3.0 in)
192147.0 mm (1.9 in)
192257.2 mm (2.3 in)
192370.6 mm (2.8 in)
192461.0 mm (2.4 in)
192550.3 mm (2.0 in)
192668.1 mm (2.7 in)
192778.7 mm (3.1 in)
192899.1 mm (3.9 in)
1929113.0 mm (4.4 in)
193052.1 mm (2.1 in)
193159.2 mm (2.3 in)
1932107.2 mm (4.2 in)
193351.6 mm (2.0 in)
193464.5 mm (2.5 in)
193557.2 mm (2.3 in)
193684.6 mm (3.3 in)
193785.1 mm (3.4 in)
193854.4 mm (2.1 in)
193972.6 mm (2.9 in)
194050.0 mm (2.0 in)
1941119.4 mm (4.7 in)
194290.2 mm (3.6 in)
194371.9 mm (2.8 in)
194491.4 mm (3.6 in)
194558.9 mm (2.3 in)
194657.7 mm (2.3 in)
194764.0 mm (2.5 in)
194866.5 mm (2.6 in)
194974.9 mm (2.9 in)
195059.9 mm (2.4 in)
195157.2 mm (2.3 in)
195266.0 mm (2.6 in)
195378.5 mm (3.1 in)
195483.3 mm (3.3 in)
195588.6 mm (3.5 in)
195655.9 mm (2.2 in)
195756.6 mm (2.2 in)
195857.4 mm (2.3 in)
1959188.2 mm (7.4 in)
196078.2 mm (3.1 in)
196181.0 mm (3.2 in)
196283.8 mm (3.3 in)
1963108.0 mm (4.3 in)
196494.7 mm (3.7 in)
196554.6 mm (2.1 in)
196678.0 mm (3.1 in)
1967192.5 mm (7.6 in)
196853.1 mm (2.1 in)
196960.7 mm (2.4 in)
197078.7 mm (3.1 in)
197171.1 mm (2.8 in)
197261.2 mm (2.4 in)
197385.6 mm (3.4 in)
197464.0 mm (2.5 in)
197565.3 mm (2.6 in)
197682.0 mm (3.2 in)
1977124.0 mm (4.9 in)
197877.2 mm (3.0 in)
197984.3 mm (3.3 in)
198061.5 mm (2.4 in)
198152.1 mm (2.1 in)
198253.1 mm (2.1 in)
198372.4 mm (2.9 in)
198490.7 mm (3.6 in)
1985132.8 mm (5.2 in)
198673.7 mm (2.9 in)
198748.8 mm (1.9 in)
198868.6 mm (2.7 in)
1989106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1990110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1991106.7 mm (4.2 in)
199281.5 mm (3.2 in)
199365.5 mm (2.6 in)
199472.4 mm (2.9 in)
199582.8 mm (3.3 in)
199681.0 mm (3.2 in)
1997197.4 mm (7.8 in)
1998113.8 mm (4.5 in)
199992.2 mm (3.6 in)
200087.1 mm (3.4 in)
200143.2 mm (1.7 in)
200288.9 mm (3.5 in)
200370.1 mm (2.8 in)
200495.5 mm (3.8 in)
2005110.2 mm (4.3 in)
200682.3 mm (3.2 in)
200761.7 mm (2.4 in)
200881.3 mm (3.2 in)
200983.3 mm (3.3 in)
2010101.6 mm (4.0 in)
201161.0 mm (2.4 in)
201252.6 mm (2.1 in)
201371.4 mm (2.8 in)
2014112.5 mm (4.4 in)
201568.3 mm (2.7 in)
201698.3 mm (3.9 in)
201781.5 mm (3.2 in)
201889.2 mm (3.5 in)
201949.5 mm (1.9 in)
202093.2 mm (3.7 in)
202163.5 mm (2.5 in)
202266.0 mm (2.6 in)
202379.2 mm (3.1 in)
2024129.8 mm (5.1 in)
202553.3 mm (2.1 in)
202688.9 mm (3.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Catawba by year The wettest five days of the year at Catawba, 1906 to 2026. The record is 372.6 mm (14.7 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 111.0 mm (4.4 in). 0100200300400192019401960198020002020Record: 372.6 mm (14.7 in) in 1967
The wettest five days of the year at Catawba, 1906 to 2026. The record is 372.6 mm (14.7 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 111.0 mm (4.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Catawba by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1906141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1907106.4 mm (4.2 in)
190885.2 mm (3.4 in)
1909169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1910126.9 mm (5.0 in)
191180.3 mm (3.2 in)
1912121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1913106.6 mm (4.2 in)
191498.8 mm (3.9 in)
191572.1 mm (2.8 in)
1916189.4 mm (7.5 in)
1917180.4 mm (7.1 in)
191888.2 mm (3.5 in)
1919218.3 mm (8.6 in)
1920108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1921126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1922122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1923115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1924124.6 mm (4.9 in)
192580.3 mm (3.2 in)
1926133.2 mm (5.2 in)
1927153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1928146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1929218.6 mm (8.6 in)
1930105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1931101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1932151.4 mm (6.0 in)
193369.9 mm (2.8 in)
1934101.6 mm (4.0 in)
193580.3 mm (3.2 in)
1936139.3 mm (5.5 in)
193793.8 mm (3.7 in)
193854.4 mm (2.1 in)
1939103.3 mm (4.1 in)
194097.0 mm (3.8 in)
1941243.3 mm (9.6 in)
1942157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1943147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1944141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1945179.4 mm (7.1 in)
194697.4 mm (3.8 in)
194788.4 mm (3.5 in)
1948119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1949107.9 mm (4.2 in)
195071.7 mm (2.8 in)
195168.7 mm (2.7 in)
1952128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1953109.3 mm (4.3 in)
195493.0 mm (3.7 in)
1955109.0 mm (4.3 in)
195680.5 mm (3.2 in)
1957129.5 mm (5.1 in)
195878.0 mm (3.1 in)
1959257.1 mm (10.1 in)
1960105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1961116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1962121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1963108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1964153.1 mm (6.0 in)
196582.1 mm (3.2 in)
196694.5 mm (3.7 in)
1967372.6 mm (14.7 in)
196889.4 mm (3.5 in)
1969123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1970121.1 mm (4.8 in)
197195.0 mm (3.7 in)
1972127.0 mm (5.0 in)
197392.9 mm (3.7 in)
197480.5 mm (3.2 in)
1975118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1976118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1977126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1978125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1979128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1980111.0 mm (4.4 in)
198190.1 mm (3.5 in)
1982104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1983168.0 mm (6.6 in)
1984131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1985158.7 mm (6.2 in)
1986144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1987142.3 mm (5.6 in)
198888.1 mm (3.5 in)
1989145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1990157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1991144.1 mm (5.7 in)
1992131.5 mm (5.2 in)
199391.4 mm (3.6 in)
1994148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1995150.1 mm (5.9 in)
199697.3 mm (3.8 in)
1997203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1998114.3 mm (4.5 in)
199992.5 mm (3.6 in)
2000114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2001103.7 mm (4.1 in)
2002107.8 mm (4.2 in)
2003107.8 mm (4.2 in)
2004103.1 mm (4.1 in)
2005143.5 mm (5.6 in)
2006105.9 mm (4.2 in)
200785.3 mm (3.4 in)
2008106.7 mm (4.2 in)
200997.1 mm (3.8 in)
2010112.5 mm (4.4 in)
201182.3 mm (3.2 in)
201290.1 mm (3.5 in)
201396.5 mm (3.8 in)
2014128.5 mm (5.1 in)
2015101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2016161.5 mm (6.4 in)
2017132.9 mm (5.2 in)
2018179.4 mm (7.1 in)
201973.9 mm (2.9 in)
2020147.5 mm (5.8 in)
202194.1 mm (3.7 in)
2022109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2023107.0 mm (4.2 in)
2024163.1 mm (6.4 in)
2025105.6 mm (4.2 in)
2026100.3 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Catawba by year The longest dry spell of the year at Catawba, 1906 to 2026. The record is 47 days in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days. 1020304050192019401960198020002020Record: 47 days in 1926
The longest dry spell of the year at Catawba, 1906 to 2026. The record is 47 days in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Catawba by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190625 days
190731 days
190820 days
190919 days
191024 days
191114 days
191215 days
191321 days
191421 days
191521 days
191623 days
191719 days
191828 days
191926 days
192021 days
192115 days
192220 days
192326 days
192425 days
192517 days
192647 days
192728 days
192834 days
192915 days
193032 days
193122 days
193224 days
193318 days
193416 days
193527 days
193642 days
193717 days
193819 days
193917 days
194020 days
194136 days
194232 days
194322 days
194421 days
194521 days
194618 days
194734 days
194820 days
194914 days
195020 days
195129 days
195231 days
195322 days
195424 days
195527 days
195623 days
195719 days
195826 days
195923 days
196016 days
196138 days
196224 days
196333 days
196421 days
196520 days
196614 days
196719 days
196825 days
196929 days
197021 days
197119 days
197218 days
197325 days
197428 days
197520 days
197619 days
197729 days
197819 days
197912 days
198023 days
198127 days
198224 days
198318 days
198425 days
198531 days
198618 days
198726 days
198832 days
198916 days
199018 days
199130 days
199219 days
199320 days
199416 days
199523 days
199623 days
199719 days
199826 days
199927 days
200039 days
200126 days
200217 days
200320 days
200412 days
200535 days
200619 days
200723 days
200813 days
200914 days
201022 days
201114 days
201229 days
201332 days
201416 days
201521 days
201634 days
201723 days
201816 days
201920 days
202011 days
202116 days
202216 days
202323 days
202418 days
202543 days
202619 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

110 years, 1907 to 2025

A day with at least 75.4 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 182.7 mm (7.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Catawba: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years75.4 mm (3.0 in)
5 years98.5 mm (3.9 in)
10 years115.8 mm (4.6 in)
25 years140.3 mm (5.5 in)
50 years160.6 mm (6.3 in)
100 years182.7 mm (7.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 110 years of values from 1907 to 2025.

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: 197.4 mm (7.8 in) in 1997; 192.5 mm (7.6 in) in 1967; 188.2 mm (7.4 in) in 1959.

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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 (2026-10-12).