Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Myrtle Beach (USC00386153), South Carolina, United States, with 38 years of record.
Key Facts for Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach (USC00386153) is a weather station in South Carolina, United States at 33.75 latitude and -78.82 longitude, 12 m (39 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1988 to 2025, 38 years of record.
1,464 records set at Myrtle Beach still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Myrtle Beach set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 28.3 C (82.9 F) on 9 February 2025.
About the Station
Location: South Carolina, United States, 33.75 latitude, -78.82 longitude.
Elevation: 12 m (39 ft).
Period of record: 1988 to 2025, 38 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
6 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 Myrtle Beach. 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 Myrtle Beach, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
Feb
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
28.3 C (82.9 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.3 C (100.9 F)
13.3 C (55.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
12.2 C (54.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.1 C (97.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Myrtle Beach still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 74.
Standing records at Myrtle Beach by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1988
4
1989
74
1990
56
1991
41
1992
43
1993
30
1994
37
1995
44
1996
46
1997
62
1998
74
1999
60
2000
55
2001
43
2002
56
2003
51
2004
50
2005
29
2006
47
2007
45
2008
40
2009
35
2010
28
2011
38
2012
32
2013
36
2014
42
2015
33
2016
20
2017
39
2018
43
2019
24
2020
29
2021
37
2022
21
2023
11
2025
9
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 375.9 mm (14.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Myrtle Beach. The most was 375.9 mm (14.8 in) on 16 September 1999.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Myrtle Beach
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
16 January 2022
Feb
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
5 February 1998
Mar
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
9 March 1998
Apr
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
9 April 1998
May
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
11 May 2015
Jun
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
20 June 2003
Jul
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
30 July 1997
Aug
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
13 August 2004
Sep
375.9 mm (14.8 in)
16 September 1999
Oct
254.0 mm (10.0 in)
5 October 2015
Nov
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
13 November 2020
Dec
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
22 December 2006
Period of Record Coverage
1988 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
37 years of record at Myrtle Beach, 1988 to 2025. 24 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Myrtle Beach, 1989 to 2014. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.5 C (63.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2009, at 16.8 C (62.2 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 18.8 C (65.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Myrtle Beach as warming stripes, 1989 to 2014
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1989
17.3 C
-0.12 C
1990
18.8 C
+1.30 C
1995
17.4 C
-0.09 C
1997
17.3 C
-0.12 C
1998
18.6 C
+1.17 C
1999
17.7 C
+0.27 C
2000
17.1 C
-0.40 C
2002
17.8 C
+0.37 C
2003
16.8 C
-0.62 C
2004
17.3 C
-0.13 C
2006
17.4 C
-0.10 C
2008
17.3 C
-0.16 C
2009
16.8 C
-0.70 C
2014
16.8 C
-0.62 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
1988 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Myrtle Beach: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1990
36.1 C (97.0 F)
37
Coldest night (TNn)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1989
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
37
Wettest day (Rx1day)
375.9 mm (14.8 in)
1999
84.5 mm (3.3 in)
36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
426.7 mm (16.8 in)
1999
123.5 mm (4.9 in)
36
Longest dry spell (CDD)
39 days
2007
18 days
36
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Myrtle Beach, 1988 to 2025. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Myrtle Beach by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1988
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1989
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1992
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1993
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1995
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1996
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2000
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2001
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2004
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2005
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2006
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2007
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2008
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2009
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2010
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2011
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2012
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2013
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2014
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2015
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2016
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2017
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2018
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2019
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2020
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2021
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2022
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2023
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2025
28.3 C (82.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Myrtle Beach, 1988 to 2025. The record is -12.2 C (10.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.7 C (19.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Myrtle Beach by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1988
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1989
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1990
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1991
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1992
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1993
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1994
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1995
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1996
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1997
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1998
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1999
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2000
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2001
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2002
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2003
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2004
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2005
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2006
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2007
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2008
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2009
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2010
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2011
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2012
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2013
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2014
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2015
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2016
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2017
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2018
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2019
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2020
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2021
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2022
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2023
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2025
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Myrtle Beach, 1988 to 2025. The record is 375.9 mm (14.8 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.5 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Myrtle Beach by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1988
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1989
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1990
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1991
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1992
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1993
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1994
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1995
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1996
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1997
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1998
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1999
375.9 mm (14.8 in)
2000
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
2001
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2002
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2003
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2004
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
2005
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2006
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
2007
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2008
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2009
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2010
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2011
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2012
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2013
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2014
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2015
254.0 mm (10.0 in)
2016
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
2017
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2018
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2019
254.0 mm (10.0 in)
2020
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2021
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2022
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2023
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2025
n/a
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Myrtle Beach, 1988 to 2025. The record is 426.7 mm (16.8 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 123.5 mm (4.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Myrtle Beach by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1988
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1989
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1990
165.2 mm (6.5 in)
1991
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1992
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1993
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1994
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1995
137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1996
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1997
109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1998
205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1999
426.7 mm (16.8 in)
2000
187.0 mm (7.4 in)
2001
167.1 mm (6.6 in)
2002
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
2003
134.0 mm (5.3 in)
2004
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
2005
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2006
168.2 mm (6.6 in)
2007
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
2008
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2009
131.6 mm (5.2 in)
2010
188.0 mm (7.4 in)
2011
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2012
83.2 mm (3.3 in)
2013
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2014
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2015
105.5 mm (4.2 in)
2016
232.9 mm (9.2 in)
2017
124.3 mm (4.9 in)
2018
236.5 mm (9.3 in)
2019
99.2 mm (3.9 in)
2020
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
2021
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
2022
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
2023
37.9 mm (1.5 in)
2025
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Myrtle Beach, 1988 to 2025. The record is 39 days in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Myrtle Beach by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1988
18 days
1989
27 days
1990
20 days
1991
15 days
1992
18 days
1993
25 days
1994
21 days
1995
30 days
1996
22 days
1997
21 days
1998
36 days
1999
19 days
2000
36 days
2001
38 days
2002
25 days
2003
14 days
2004
17 days
2005
16 days
2006
13 days
2007
39 days
2008
14 days
2009
18 days
2010
20 days
2011
15 days
2012
15 days
2013
17 days
2014
14 days
2015
14 days
2016
25 days
2017
19 days
2018
17 days
2019
11 days
2020
11 days
2021
14 days
2022
6 days
2023
5 days
2025
n/a
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.
Download the Data
Data for Myrtle Beach standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Myrtle Beach 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.