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Laurens Weather Records (USC00385017)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Laurens (USC00385017), South Carolina, United States, with 126 years of record.

Key Facts for Laurens

  • Laurens (USC00385017) is a weather station in South Carolina, United States at 34.50 latitude and -82.02 longitude, 180 m (589 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1901 to 2026, 126 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Laurens still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Laurens set a daily record precipitation of 98.0 mm (3.9 in) on 11 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: South Carolina, United States, 34.50 latitude, -82.02 longitude.
  • Elevation: 180 m (589 ft).
  • Period of record: 1901 to 2026, 126 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

6 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Laurens, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Laurens. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 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 Laurens. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Laurens, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan27.2 C (81.0 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)24.4 C (75.9 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)
Feb27.8 C (82.0 F)-16.1 C (3.0 F)26.7 C (80.1 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)
Mar33.9 C (93.0 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)
Apr35.0 C (95.0 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)
May38.9 C (102.0 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)
Jun41.7 C (107.1 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)
Jul41.7 C (107.1 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)17.8 C (64.0 F)
Aug41.7 C (107.1 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)17.8 C (64.0 F)
Sep41.7 C (107.1 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)37.2 C (99.0 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)
Oct37.2 C (99.0 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Nov31.1 C (88.0 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)n/an/a
Dec28.3 C (82.9 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Laurens by the year they were set 1,464 records at Laurens still stand. 1945 holds the most, with 46. 02040601901: 81902: 171903: 101904: 51905: 111906: 21908: 121918: 81919: 81920: 91921: 81922: 71923: 71924: 101925: 401926: 181927: 251928: 161929: 211930: 171931: 201932: 181933: 161934: 101935: 141936: 211937: 101938: 171939: 151940: 71941: 131942: 51943: 161944: 211945: 461946: 171947: 261948: 171949: 141950: 151951: 121952: 111953: 71954: 251955: 141956: 101957: 121958: 131959: 111960: 101961: 121962: 121963: 131964: 101965: 111966: 61967: 171968: 161969: 91970: 131971: 171972: 121973: 51974: 161975: 31976: 41977: 71978: 51979: 191980: 151981: 101982: 91983: 231984: 111985: 231986: 81987: 61988: 111989: 151990: 91991: 121992: 81993: 191994: 131995: 61996: 221997: 271998: 91999: 122000: 172001: 192002: 242003: 62004: 52005: 42006: 62007: 122008: 82009: 42010: 112011: 32012: 62013: 62014: 142015: 112016: 12017: 132018: 132019: 152020: 122021: 72022: 42023: 62024: 102025: 172026: 131901192319351947195919711983199520072019
1,464 records at Laurens still stand. 1945 holds the most, with 46.
Standing records at Laurens by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19018
190217
190310
19045
190511
19062
190812
19188
19198
19209
19218
19227
19237
192410
192540
192618
192725
192816
192921
193017
193120
193218
193316
193410
193514
193621
193710
193817
193915
19407
194113
19425
194316
194421
194546
194617
194726
194817
194914
195015
195112
195211
19537
195425
195514
195610
195712
195813
195911
196010
196112
196212
196313
196410
196511
19666
196717
196816
19699
197013
197117
197212
19735
197416
19753
19764
19777
19785
197919
198015
198110
19829
198323
198411
198523
19868
19876
198811
198915
19909
199112
19928
199319
199413
19956
199622
199727
19989
199912
200017
200119
200224
20036
20045
20054
20066
200712
20088
20094
201011
20113
20126
20136
201414
201511
20161
201713
201813
201915
202012
20217
20224
20236
202410
202517
202613

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records
When Laurens set new all-time records 4 all-time records were set at Laurens between 13 December 1962 and 21 January 1985. Each dot is a new record. Record low minimum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature13 December 1962: Record low minimum temperature -18.3 C (-0.9 F)9 January 1970: Record low maximum temperature -4.4 C (24.1 F)19 February 1979: Record low maximum temperature -6.7 C (19.9 F)21 January 1985: Record low minimum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)19651970197519801985
4 all-time records were set at Laurens between 13 December 1962 and 21 January 1985. Each dot is a new record.
When Laurens set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1962-12-13Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1970-01-09Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -4.4 C (24.1 F)
1979-02-19Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -6.7 C (19.9 F)
1985-01-21Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 272.3 mm (10.7 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Laurens The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Laurens. The most was 272.3 mm (10.7 in) on 26 September 1929. 0100200300 Jan: 86.4 mm (3.4 in), 20 January 1969 Jan Feb: 133.1 mm (5.2 in), 28 February 1902 Feb Mar: 76.2 mm (3.0 in), 2 March 2007 Mar Apr: 78.2 mm (3.1 in), 1 April 1973 Apr May: 122.7 mm (4.8 in), 3 May 1946 May Jun: 124.5 mm (4.9 in), 10 June 1942 Jun Jul: 118.9 mm (4.7 in), 23 July 1997 Jul Aug: 164.1 mm (6.5 in), 15 August 1928 Aug Sep: 272.3 mm (10.7 in), 26 September 1929 Sep Oct: 165.6 mm (6.5 in), 9 October 1976 Oct Nov: 108.0 mm (4.3 in), 11 November 2009 Nov Dec: 121.7 mm (4.8 in), 10 December 1919 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Laurens. The most was 272.3 mm (10.7 in) on 26 September 1929.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Laurens
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan86.4 mm (3.4 in)20 January 1969
Feb133.1 mm (5.2 in)28 February 1902
Mar76.2 mm (3.0 in)2 March 2007
Apr78.2 mm (3.1 in)1 April 1973
May122.7 mm (4.8 in)3 May 1946
Jun124.5 mm (4.9 in)10 June 1942
Jul118.9 mm (4.7 in)23 July 1997
Aug164.1 mm (6.5 in)15 August 1928
Sep272.3 mm (10.7 in)26 September 1929
Oct165.6 mm (6.5 in)9 October 1976
Nov108.0 mm (4.3 in)11 November 2009
Dec121.7 mm (4.8 in)10 December 1919

Period of Record Coverage

1901 to 2026
Days with data per year at Laurens 117 years of record at Laurens, 1901 to 2026. 19 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1901, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1918 and others. 1901: 119 of 365 days1902: 282 of 365 days1903: 207 of 365 days1904: 330 of 366 days1905: 317 of 365 days1906: 126 of 365 days1907: 61 of 365 days1908: 101 of 366 days1918: 240 of 365 days1919: 344 of 365 days1920: 343 of 366 days1921: 337 of 365 days1922: 332 of 365 days1923: 340 of 365 days1924: 364 of 366 days1925: 361 of 365 days1926: 363 of 365 days1927: 362 of 365 days1928: 363 of 366 days1929: 361 of 365 days1930: 360 of 365 days1931: 362 of 365 days1932: 356 of 366 days1933: 361 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 340 of 365 days1936: 365 of 366 days1937: 348 of 365 days1938: 359 of 365 days1939: 346 of 365 days1940: 122 of 366 days1941: 273 of 365 days1942: 347 of 365 days1943: 310 of 365 days1944: 362 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 363 of 365 days1947: 364 of 365 days1948: 364 of 366 days1949: 345 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 333 of 365 days1952: 358 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 363 of 365 days1955: 359 of 365 days1956: 357 of 366 days1957: 357 of 365 days1958: 354 of 365 days1959: 342 of 365 days1960: 322 of 366 days1961: 336 of 365 days1962: 361 of 365 days1963: 354 of 365 days1964: 361 of 366 days1965: 364 of 365 days1966: 364 of 365 days1967: 332 of 365 days1968: 361 of 366 days1969: 363 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 363 of 365 days1974: 356 of 365 days1975: 262 of 365 days1976: 325 of 366 days1977: 258 of 365 days1978: 300 of 365 days1979: 293 of 365 days1980: 309 of 366 days1981: 352 of 365 days1982: 359 of 365 days1983: 360 of 365 days1984: 364 of 366 days1985: 363 of 365 days1986: 356 of 365 days1987: 364 of 365 days1988: 365 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 364 of 365 days1991: 363 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 361 of 365 days1994: 362 of 365 days1995: 361 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 364 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 365 of 366 days2001: 364 of 365 days2002: 363 of 365 days2003: 363 of 365 days2004: 362 of 366 days2005: 361 of 365 days2006: 360 of 365 days2007: 357 of 365 days2008: 363 of 366 days2009: 362 of 365 days2010: 344 of 365 days2011: 363 of 365 days2012: 360 of 366 days2013: 359 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 364 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 284 of 365 days190519201935195019651980199520102025
117 years of record at Laurens, 1901 to 2026. 19 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1901, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1918 and others.
Days with data per year at Laurens
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
190111933%No
190228277%No
190320757%No
190433090%Yes
190531787%No
190612635%No
19076117%No
190810128%No
191824066%No
191934494%Yes
192034394%Yes
192133792%Yes
192233291%Yes
192334093%Yes
192436499%Yes
192536199%Yes
192636399%Yes
192736299%Yes
192836399%Yes
192936199%Yes
193036099%Yes
193136299%Yes
193235697%Yes
193336199%Yes
1934365100%Yes
193534093%Yes
1936365100%Yes
193734895%Yes
193835998%Yes
193934695%Yes
194012233%No
194127375%No
194234795%Yes
194331085%No
194436299%Yes
1945365100%Yes
194636399%Yes
1947364100%Yes
194836499%Yes
194934595%Yes
1950365100%Yes
195133391%Yes
195235898%Yes
1953365100%Yes
195436399%Yes
195535998%Yes
195635798%Yes
195735798%Yes
195835497%Yes
195934294%Yes
196032288%No
196133692%Yes
196236199%Yes
196335497%Yes
196436199%Yes
1965364100%Yes
1966364100%Yes
196733291%Yes
196836199%Yes
196936399%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
197336399%Yes
197435698%Yes
197526272%No
197632589%No
197725871%No
197830082%No
197929380%No
198030984%No
198135296%Yes
198235998%Yes
198336099%Yes
198436499%Yes
198536399%Yes
198635698%Yes
1987364100%Yes
1988365100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990364100%Yes
199136399%Yes
1992366100%Yes
199336199%Yes
199436299%Yes
199536199%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998364100%Yes
1999364100%Yes
2000365100%Yes
2001364100%Yes
200236399%Yes
200336399%Yes
200436299%Yes
200536199%Yes
200636099%Yes
200735798%Yes
200836399%Yes
200936299%Yes
201034494%Yes
201136399%Yes
201236098%Yes
201335998%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022364100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628478%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Laurens
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
11 October 2026Laurens, USdaily rain (Provisional)98.0 mm (3.9 in)27.9 mm (1.1 in)8 years26 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2026Laurens, USdaily high min (Provisional)24.4 C (75.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)13 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2026Laurens, USdaily high min (Provisional)23.9 C (75.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)100 years42 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 2026Laurens, USdaily high min (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie4 years2 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 2026Laurens, USdaily low max20.6 C (69.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)20 years24 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 2026Laurens, USdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)21 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2026Laurens, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)124 years41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026Laurens, USdaily rain34.8 mm (1.4 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)40 years22 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2026Laurens, USdaily rain78.5 mm (3.1 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)23 years29 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2026Laurens, USdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)80 years36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2026Laurens, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)71 years35 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2026Laurens, USdaily high max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie100 years10 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2026Laurens, USdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)71 years35 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2026Laurens, USdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)117 years41 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2026Laurens, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)69 years31 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2026Laurens, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)40 years24 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2026Laurens, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)87 years39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026Laurens, USdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)35 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2026Laurens, USdaily rain40.1 mm (1.6 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)123 years47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2026Laurens, USdaily snowfall13.0 cm (5.1 in)13.0 cm (5.1 in)124 years66 of 100 (Major)

Climate Trend

89 complete years, 1919 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Laurens as warming stripes, 1919 to 2025 One stripe for each of 89 complete years at Laurens, 1919 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.2 C (61.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1997, at 14.1 C (57.3 F), and the warmest was 1927, at 17.7 C (63.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F). 1919: 16.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1920: 14.8 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1921: 16.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1922: 16.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1923: 15.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1924: 15.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1925: 17.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1926: 16.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1927: 17.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1928: 16.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1929: 16.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1930: 16.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1931: 17.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1932: 17.5 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1933: 17.6 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1934: 16.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1936: 16.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1938: 17.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1942: 16.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1944: 17.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1945: 17.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1946: 17.7 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1947: 16.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1948: 17.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1950: 17.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1952: 17.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1953: 17.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1954: 17.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1955: 16.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1956: 17.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1957: 16.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1958: 15.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1959: 16.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1962: 16.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1963: 15.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1964: 16.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1965: 16.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1966: 15.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1968: 14.7 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1969: 14.8 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1970: 15.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1971: 15.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1972: 15.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1973: 15.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1974: 15.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1981: 15.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1982: 15.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1983: 14.9 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1984: 15.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1985: 15.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1986: 16.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1987: 15.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1988: 15.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1989: 15.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1990: 16.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1991: 16.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1992: 15.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1993: 15.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1994: 15.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1995: 15.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1996: 14.4 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1997: 14.1 C, -2.2 C from the station mean1998: 16.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1999: 16.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2000: 15.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2001: 15.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2002: 15.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2003: 15.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2004: 16.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2005: 16.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2006: 16.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2007: 16.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2008: 15.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2009: 15.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2011: 16.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2012: 16.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2013: 15.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2014: 15.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2015: 16.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2016: 17.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2017: 17.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2018: 16.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2019: 17.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2020: 16.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2021: 16.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2022: 16.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2023: 16.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2024: 17.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2025: 16.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean19191930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 89 complete years at Laurens, 1919 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.2 C (61.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1997, at 14.1 C (57.3 F), and the warmest was 1927, at 17.7 C (63.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Laurens as warming stripes, 1919 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
191916.0 C-0.22 C
192014.8 C-1.43 C
192116.6 C+0.37 C
192216.4 C+0.13 C
192315.7 C-0.54 C
192415.5 C-0.73 C
192517.2 C+0.93 C
192616.5 C+0.29 C
192717.7 C+1.48 C
192816.4 C+0.18 C
192916.6 C+0.32 C
193016.9 C+0.60 C
193117.4 C+1.18 C
193217.5 C+1.23 C
193317.6 C+1.37 C
193416.8 C+0.56 C
193616.8 C+0.58 C
193817.7 C+1.47 C
194216.6 C+0.39 C
194417.0 C+0.77 C
194517.3 C+1.07 C
194617.7 C+1.44 C
194716.4 C+0.16 C
194817.2 C+0.90 C
195017.1 C+0.83 C
195217.3 C+1.04 C
195317.1 C+0.84 C
195417.1 C+0.82 C
195516.7 C+0.49 C
195617.1 C+0.80 C
195716.9 C+0.69 C
195815.5 C-0.80 C
195916.3 C+0.07 C
196216.3 C+0.08 C
196315.6 C-0.62 C
196416.0 C-0.25 C
196516.4 C+0.19 C
196615.6 C-0.70 C
196814.7 C-1.51 C
196914.8 C-1.47 C
197015.7 C-0.52 C
197115.7 C-0.60 C
197215.4 C-0.82 C
197315.9 C-0.39 C
197415.6 C-0.61 C
198115.0 C-1.30 C
198215.4 C-0.84 C
198314.9 C-1.39 C
198415.6 C-0.62 C
198515.8 C-0.43 C
198616.4 C+0.19 C
198715.9 C-0.32 C
198815.0 C-1.29 C
198915.6 C-0.70 C
199016.8 C+0.59 C
199116.3 C+0.02 C
199215.2 C-1.08 C
199315.2 C-1.01 C
199415.8 C-0.47 C
199515.6 C-0.68 C
199614.4 C-1.81 C
199714.1 C-2.20 C
199816.6 C+0.32 C
199916.3 C+0.03 C
200015.5 C-0.77 C
200115.4 C-0.83 C
200215.5 C-0.72 C
200315.8 C-0.44 C
200416.2 C-0.01 C
200516.2 C-0.06 C
200616.4 C+0.15 C
200716.7 C+0.49 C
200815.8 C-0.45 C
200915.7 C-0.55 C
201116.5 C+0.29 C
201216.9 C+0.69 C
201315.4 C-0.85 C
201415.4 C-0.84 C
201516.7 C+0.49 C
201617.2 C+0.92 C
201717.1 C+0.87 C
201816.6 C+0.32 C
201917.1 C+0.85 C
202016.8 C+0.56 C
202116.7 C+0.42 C
202216.5 C+0.26 C
202316.8 C+0.54 C
202417.1 C+0.87 C
202516.6 C+0.35 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.06 C (0.01 to 0.11) per decade over 1919 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.10 F (0.01 to 0.20) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 89 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Laurens
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.06 C (-0.11 to -0.01) per decade-0.10 F (-0.20 to -0.01) per decade1919 to 202589Fall
Mean daily maximum-0.02 C (-0.07 to 0.03) per decade-0.04 F (-0.13 to 0.05) per decade1919 to 202589Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum-0.10 C (-0.17 to -0.02) per decade-0.17 F (-0.31 to -0.04) per decade1919 to 202589Fall

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

1901 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Laurens: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)41.7 C (107.1 F)192537.8 C (100.0 F)117
Coldest night (TNn)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)1985-11.7 C (10.9 F)117
Wettest day (Rx1day)272.3 mm (10.7 in)192973.7 mm (2.9 in)117
Wettest five days (Rx5day)290.9 mm (11.5 in)1929116.8 mm (4.6 in)117
Longest dry spell (CDD)61 days191922 days117

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Laurens by year The hottest day of the year at Laurens, 1901 to 2026. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F). 32.53537.54042.5192019401960198020002020Record: 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1925
The hottest day of the year at Laurens, 1901 to 2026. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Laurens by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
190132.8 C (91.0 F)
190238.9 C (102.0 F)
190337.2 C (99.0 F)
190438.3 C (100.9 F)
190537.8 C (100.0 F)
190635.0 C (95.0 F)
190735.0 C (95.0 F)
190835.0 C (95.0 F)
191837.2 C (99.0 F)
191935.6 C (96.1 F)
192036.1 C (97.0 F)
192136.7 C (98.1 F)
192235.6 C (96.1 F)
192336.1 C (97.0 F)
192438.3 C (100.9 F)
192541.7 C (107.1 F)
192641.7 C (107.1 F)
192738.3 C (100.9 F)
192836.7 C (98.1 F)
192936.7 C (98.1 F)
193040.6 C (105.1 F)
193141.1 C (106.0 F)
193241.1 C (106.0 F)
193340.6 C (105.1 F)
193438.3 C (100.9 F)
193538.9 C (102.0 F)
193639.4 C (102.9 F)
193738.3 C (100.9 F)
193839.4 C (102.9 F)
193939.4 C (102.9 F)
194035.0 C (95.0 F)
194138.9 C (102.0 F)
194238.9 C (102.0 F)
194337.8 C (100.0 F)
194437.8 C (100.0 F)
194537.2 C (99.0 F)
194634.4 C (93.9 F)
194736.1 C (97.0 F)
194838.9 C (102.0 F)
194937.2 C (99.0 F)
195038.3 C (100.9 F)
195138.9 C (102.0 F)
195240.0 C (104.0 F)
195338.9 C (102.0 F)
195440.6 C (105.1 F)
195537.2 C (99.0 F)
195639.4 C (102.9 F)
195737.8 C (100.0 F)
195837.2 C (99.0 F)
195938.3 C (100.9 F)
196036.7 C (98.1 F)
196136.1 C (97.0 F)
196238.3 C (100.9 F)
196336.7 C (98.1 F)
196437.2 C (99.0 F)
196535.6 C (96.1 F)
196638.3 C (100.9 F)
196733.9 C (93.0 F)
196838.3 C (100.9 F)
196938.3 C (100.9 F)
197037.8 C (100.0 F)
197135.6 C (96.1 F)
197236.1 C (97.0 F)
197335.6 C (96.1 F)
197435.0 C (95.0 F)
197536.1 C (97.0 F)
197636.1 C (97.0 F)
197741.1 C (106.0 F)
197838.9 C (102.0 F)
197935.6 C (96.1 F)
198041.7 C (107.1 F)
198137.8 C (100.0 F)
198235.0 C (95.0 F)
198340.6 C (105.1 F)
198436.7 C (98.1 F)
198537.8 C (100.0 F)
198640.0 C (104.0 F)
198738.9 C (102.0 F)
198837.8 C (100.0 F)
198936.1 C (97.0 F)
199039.4 C (102.9 F)
199137.2 C (99.0 F)
199238.3 C (100.9 F)
199339.4 C (102.9 F)
199441.7 C (107.1 F)
199538.9 C (102.0 F)
199637.2 C (99.0 F)
199737.2 C (99.0 F)
199838.3 C (100.9 F)
199938.9 C (102.0 F)
200038.9 C (102.0 F)
200136.1 C (97.0 F)
200240.0 C (104.0 F)
200333.9 C (93.0 F)
200435.6 C (96.1 F)
200538.3 C (100.9 F)
200637.2 C (99.0 F)
200740.6 C (105.1 F)
200838.9 C (102.0 F)
200936.7 C (98.1 F)
201038.3 C (100.9 F)
201138.9 C (102.0 F)
201236.7 C (98.1 F)
201333.9 C (93.0 F)
201436.1 C (97.0 F)
201537.2 C (99.0 F)
201637.2 C (99.0 F)
201736.1 C (97.0 F)
201835.6 C (96.1 F)
201937.2 C (99.0 F)
202036.1 C (97.0 F)
202135.0 C (95.0 F)
202237.2 C (99.0 F)
202336.1 C (97.0 F)
202437.8 C (100.0 F)
202537.8 C (100.0 F)
202637.2 C (99.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Laurens by year The coldest night of the year at Laurens, 1901 to 2026. The record is -18.9 C (-2.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.7 C (10.9 F). -20-10010192019401960198020002020Record: -18.9 C (-2.0 F) in 1985
The coldest night of the year at Laurens, 1901 to 2026. The record is -18.9 C (-2.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.7 C (10.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Laurens by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1901-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1902-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1903-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1904-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1905-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1906-5.0 C (23.0 F)
19077.2 C (45.0 F)
1908-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1918-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1919-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1920-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1921-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1922-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1923-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1924-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1925-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1926-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1927-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1928-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1929-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1930-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1931-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1932-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1933-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1934-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1935-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1936-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1937-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1938-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1939-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1940-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1941-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1942-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1943-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1944-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1945-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1946-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1947-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1948-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1949-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1950-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1951-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1952-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1953-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1954-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1955-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1956-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1957-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1958-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1959-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1960-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1961-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1962-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1963-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1964-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1965-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1966-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1967-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1968-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1969-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1970-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1971-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1972-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1973-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1974-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1975-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1976-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1977-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1978-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1979-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1980-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1981-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1982-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1983-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1984-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1985-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1986-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1987-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1988-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1989-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1990-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1991-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1992-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1993-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1994-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1995-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1996-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1997-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1998-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1999-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2000-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2001-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2002-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2003-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2004-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2005-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2006-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2007-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2008-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2009-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2010-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2011-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2012-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2013-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2014-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2015-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2016-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2017-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2018-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2019-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2020-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2021-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2022-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2023-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2024-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2025-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2026-11.1 C (12.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Laurens by year The wettest day of the year at Laurens, 1901 to 2026. The record is 272.3 mm (10.7 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.7 mm (2.9 in). 0100200300192019401960198020002020Record: 272.3 mm (10.7 in) in 1929
The wettest day of the year at Laurens, 1901 to 2026. The record is 272.3 mm (10.7 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.7 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Laurens by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190186.4 mm (3.4 in)
1902133.1 mm (5.2 in)
190371.1 mm (2.8 in)
1904109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1905108.7 mm (4.3 in)
190671.1 mm (2.8 in)
190799.1 mm (3.9 in)
190830.5 mm (1.2 in)
1918119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1919121.7 mm (4.8 in)
192065.3 mm (2.6 in)
192160.2 mm (2.4 in)
192268.6 mm (2.7 in)
192371.4 mm (2.8 in)
192493.7 mm (3.7 in)
192555.6 mm (2.2 in)
192661.0 mm (2.4 in)
192761.5 mm (2.4 in)
1928164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1929272.3 mm (10.7 in)
193053.3 mm (2.1 in)
193183.3 mm (3.3 in)
1932110.7 mm (4.4 in)
193398.6 mm (3.9 in)
193488.9 mm (3.5 in)
193553.1 mm (2.1 in)
193687.1 mm (3.4 in)
193765.5 mm (2.6 in)
193865.3 mm (2.6 in)
193968.1 mm (2.7 in)
1940141.0 mm (5.6 in)
194166.5 mm (2.6 in)
1942124.5 mm (4.9 in)
194376.2 mm (3.0 in)
194468.6 mm (2.7 in)
194569.3 mm (2.7 in)
1946122.7 mm (4.8 in)
194748.8 mm (1.9 in)
194852.1 mm (2.1 in)
194958.4 mm (2.3 in)
195055.1 mm (2.2 in)
195155.9 mm (2.2 in)
195264.0 mm (2.5 in)
195354.4 mm (2.1 in)
195473.7 mm (2.9 in)
195581.3 mm (3.2 in)
195666.5 mm (2.6 in)
1957102.9 mm (4.1 in)
195861.0 mm (2.4 in)
1959112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1960104.4 mm (4.1 in)
196155.9 mm (2.2 in)
196268.3 mm (2.7 in)
196377.5 mm (3.1 in)
1964114.8 mm (4.5 in)
196549.3 mm (1.9 in)
1966118.4 mm (4.7 in)
196745.2 mm (1.8 in)
196871.1 mm (2.8 in)
196999.3 mm (3.9 in)
197075.4 mm (3.0 in)
197169.3 mm (2.7 in)
197272.4 mm (2.9 in)
1973139.7 mm (5.5 in)
197495.5 mm (3.8 in)
197547.2 mm (1.9 in)
1976165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1977111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1978109.2 mm (4.3 in)
197995.3 mm (3.8 in)
198071.1 mm (2.8 in)
198157.7 mm (2.3 in)
198254.1 mm (2.1 in)
198358.4 mm (2.3 in)
198479.0 mm (3.1 in)
198569.1 mm (2.7 in)
198644.2 mm (1.7 in)
198746.2 mm (1.8 in)
198858.4 mm (2.3 in)
198965.3 mm (2.6 in)
1990129.5 mm (5.1 in)
199163.2 mm (2.5 in)
199274.9 mm (2.9 in)
199360.2 mm (2.4 in)
1994106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1995129.8 mm (5.1 in)
199682.0 mm (3.2 in)
1997118.9 mm (4.7 in)
199873.7 mm (2.9 in)
199945.7 mm (1.8 in)
200084.3 mm (3.3 in)
200165.8 mm (2.6 in)
200271.1 mm (2.8 in)
200385.1 mm (3.4 in)
2004108.5 mm (4.3 in)
2005135.9 mm (5.4 in)
200677.0 mm (3.0 in)
200776.2 mm (3.0 in)
200861.5 mm (2.4 in)
2009108.0 mm (4.3 in)
201094.7 mm (3.7 in)
201156.9 mm (2.2 in)
201255.9 mm (2.2 in)
201389.7 mm (3.5 in)
201458.2 mm (2.3 in)
2015114.3 mm (4.5 in)
201635.6 mm (1.4 in)
201750.8 mm (2.0 in)
201875.7 mm (3.0 in)
201944.2 mm (1.7 in)
202090.4 mm (3.6 in)
202163.0 mm (2.5 in)
202289.7 mm (3.5 in)
202388.9 mm (3.5 in)
2024208.8 mm (8.2 in)
202598.0 mm (3.9 in)
202698.0 mm (3.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Laurens by year The wettest five days of the year at Laurens, 1901 to 2026. The record is 290.9 mm (11.5 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 116.8 mm (4.6 in). 0100200300192019401960198020002020Record: 290.9 mm (11.5 in) in 1929
The wettest five days of the year at Laurens, 1901 to 2026. The record is 290.9 mm (11.5 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 116.8 mm (4.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Laurens by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1901146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1902160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1903130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1904209.3 mm (8.2 in)
1905183.3 mm (7.2 in)
190680.0 mm (3.1 in)
1907116.4 mm (4.6 in)
190869.1 mm (2.7 in)
1918170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1919165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1920112.5 mm (4.4 in)
192182.8 mm (3.3 in)
192297.0 mm (3.8 in)
192371.4 mm (2.8 in)
1924138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1925109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1926141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1927127.1 mm (5.0 in)
1928287.1 mm (11.3 in)
1929290.9 mm (11.5 in)
193085.1 mm (3.4 in)
1931124.6 mm (4.9 in)
1932129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1933133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1934160.3 mm (6.3 in)
193570.1 mm (2.8 in)
1936175.3 mm (6.9 in)
193776.1 mm (3.0 in)
193886.3 mm (3.4 in)
193995.8 mm (3.8 in)
1940195.4 mm (7.7 in)
1941140.1 mm (5.5 in)
1942127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1943136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1944142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1945128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1946148.3 mm (5.8 in)
194785.9 mm (3.4 in)
194869.9 mm (2.8 in)
194978.2 mm (3.1 in)
195079.1 mm (3.1 in)
195196.8 mm (3.8 in)
195286.1 mm (3.4 in)
195397.0 mm (3.8 in)
195479.3 mm (3.1 in)
195587.1 mm (3.4 in)
1956121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1957164.3 mm (6.5 in)
195885.0 mm (3.3 in)
1959132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1960124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1961111.3 mm (4.4 in)
196277.8 mm (3.1 in)
1963141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1964171.4 mm (6.7 in)
1965123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1966124.0 mm (4.9 in)
196785.6 mm (3.4 in)
1968106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1969116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1970106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1971109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1972135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1973165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1974103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1975109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1976229.6 mm (9.0 in)
1977129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1978139.9 mm (5.5 in)
197995.3 mm (3.8 in)
1980134.8 mm (5.3 in)
198176.2 mm (3.0 in)
1982128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1983131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1984116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1985100.6 mm (4.0 in)
198688.6 mm (3.5 in)
1987111.3 mm (4.4 in)
198873.7 mm (2.9 in)
1989132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1990240.7 mm (9.5 in)
199198.8 mm (3.9 in)
1992106.6 mm (4.2 in)
199393.0 mm (3.7 in)
1994159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1995209.3 mm (8.2 in)
1996101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1997136.7 mm (5.4 in)
199898.8 mm (3.9 in)
199986.7 mm (3.4 in)
2000104.7 mm (4.1 in)
2001103.7 mm (4.1 in)
2002112.5 mm (4.4 in)
2003107.0 mm (4.2 in)
2004109.8 mm (4.3 in)
2005172.5 mm (6.8 in)
2006136.2 mm (5.4 in)
200788.9 mm (3.5 in)
200882.4 mm (3.2 in)
2009119.9 mm (4.7 in)
2010106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2011124.5 mm (4.9 in)
2012127.3 mm (5.0 in)
2013153.5 mm (6.0 in)
201482.3 mm (3.2 in)
2015229.4 mm (9.0 in)
201683.3 mm (3.3 in)
201788.4 mm (3.5 in)
2018100.7 mm (4.0 in)
201983.1 mm (3.3 in)
2020119.6 mm (4.7 in)
202196.3 mm (3.8 in)
2022125.8 mm (5.0 in)
2023219.7 mm (8.6 in)
2024239.8 mm (9.4 in)
2025194.3 mm (7.6 in)
2026205.5 mm (8.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Laurens by year The longest dry spell of the year at Laurens, 1901 to 2026. The record is 61 days in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days. 020406080192019401960198020002020Record: 61 days in 1919
The longest dry spell of the year at Laurens, 1901 to 2026. The record is 61 days in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Laurens by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190122 days
190241 days
190321 days
190451 days
190520 days
190617 days
190713 days
190816 days
191828 days
191961 days
192032 days
192124 days
192219 days
192322 days
192426 days
192534 days
192631 days
192723 days
192832 days
192915 days
193019 days
193132 days
193218 days
193317 days
193420 days
193538 days
193626 days
193714 days
193836 days
193932 days
194014 days
194127 days
194225 days
194322 days
194421 days
194518 days
194622 days
194718 days
194818 days
194914 days
195030 days
195123 days
195221 days
195320 days
195442 days
195519 days
195622 days
195717 days
195824 days
195914 days
196025 days
196138 days
196217 days
196320 days
196422 days
196523 days
196614 days
196719 days
196835 days
196922 days
197021 days
197114 days
197225 days
197326 days
197419 days
197516 days
197619 days
197725 days
197836 days
197915 days
198021 days
198127 days
198224 days
198316 days
198426 days
198523 days
198621 days
198726 days
198824 days
198920 days
199030 days
199129 days
199220 days
199322 days
199414 days
199515 days
199619 days
199740 days
199830 days
199927 days
200040 days
200139 days
200234 days
200314 days
200428 days
200542 days
200620 days
200728 days
200819 days
200915 days
201017 days
201118 days
201223 days
201319 days
201420 days
201526 days
201636 days
201725 days
201813 days
201921 days
202014 days
202116 days
202224 days
202323 days
202438 days
202518 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

89 years with a frost

Across 89 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Laurens falls on 4 April and the median first autumn frost on 2 November, which leaves a median of 210 days between them.

In 1995 to 2025 the median growing season was 215 days. That is 7 days fewer than in 1919 to 1956.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.6 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Laurens
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1919 to 1956)Recent period (1995 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost4 April1 April4 April3 days later0.0 days per decade
First autumn frost2 November8 November2 November6 days earlier-0.6 days per decade
Growing days210 days222 days215 days7 days fewer-0.6 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

98 years, 1904 to 2025

A day with at least 74.2 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 211.3 mm (8.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Laurens: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years74.2 mm (2.9 in)
5 years101.6 mm (4.0 in)
10 years122.9 mm (4.8 in)
25 years154.3 mm (6.1 in)
50 years181.2 mm (7.1 in)
100 years211.3 mm (8.3 in)Longer than the 98 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, 98 years of values from 1904 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: 272.3 mm (10.7 in) in 1929; 208.8 mm (8.2 in) in 2024; 164.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1928.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Laurens, at 1925. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1925 ran 0.6 C (1.1 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Laurens, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1925+0.6+1.1likely5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Laurens had a mean temperature of 16.6 C (61.9 F) and 1,195.1 mm (47.1 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Pageland (United States, 154 km away), Milledgeville (United States, 194 km away) and Sandhill Rsch - Elgin (United States, 114 km away).

Climate twins of Laurens: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
PagelandUnited States154 km (96 mi)16.6 C (61.9 F)1,214.7 mm (47.8 in)0.51
MilledgevilleUnited States194 km (121 mi)16.8 C (62.2 F)1,179.5 mm (46.4 in)0.59
Sandhill Rsch - ElginUnited States114 km (71 mi)16.7 C (62.0 F)1,199.5 mm (47.2 in)0.59

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Laurens standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Laurens threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-13).