Pelzer Weather Records (USC00386783)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pelzer (USC00386783), South Carolina, United States, with 62 years of record.

Key Facts for Pelzer

Pelzer (USC00386783) is a weather station in South Carolina, United States at 34.65 latitude and -82.45 longitude, 259 m (850 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 1965, 62 years of record.
1,464 records set at Pelzer still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pelzer set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 16 June 1965.

About the Station

Location: South Carolina, United States, 34.65 latitude, -82.45 longitude.
Elevation: 259 m (850 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 1965, 62 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Pelzer. 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 Pelzer, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.4 C (102.9 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Pelzer still stand. 1962 holds the most, with 309.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Pelzer between 13 August 1940 and 8 November 1947. Each dot is a new record.

When Pelzer set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1940-08-13	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1947-10-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1947-11-08	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 182.1 mm (7.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 182.1 mm (7.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pelzer. The most was 182.1 mm (7.2 in) on 8 November 1947.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Pelzer
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	28 January 1943
Feb	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	20 February 1917
Mar	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	15 March 1912
Apr	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 April 1963
May	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 May 1909
Jun	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	14 June 1912
Jul	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	2 July 1923
Aug	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	13 August 1940
Sep	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	14 September 1945
Oct	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	9 October 1947
Nov	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	8 November 1947
Dec	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	4 December 1931

Period of Record Coverage

1959 to 1965

7 years of record at Pelzer, 1959 to 1965. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1965.

Latest Records

Latest records at Pelzer
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1965	Pelzer, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1965	Pelzer, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1965	Pelzer, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1965	Pelzer, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1965	Pelzer, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1964	Pelzer, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 1964	Pelzer, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1964	Pelzer, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 June 1964	Pelzer, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1964	Pelzer, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1964	Pelzer, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1964	Pelzer, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1964	Pelzer, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 1964	Pelzer, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1964	Pelzer, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1964	Pelzer, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1963	Pelzer, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	14 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1963	Pelzer, US	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1963	Pelzer, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1963	Pelzer, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1904 to 1965

Yearly extremes at Pelzer: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1962	36.7 C (98.1 F)	7
Coldest night (TNn)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	1962	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	7
Wettest day (Rx1day)	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	1947	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	62
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	1942	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	62
Longest dry spell (CDD)	38 days	1910	21 days	62

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Pelzer, 1904 to 1965. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Pelzer by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1960	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1962	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965	33.9 C (93.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Pelzer, 1904 to 1965. The record is -16.7 C (1.9 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.2 C (10.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Pelzer by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1960	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1961	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1962	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1963	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1964	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1965	-10.0 C (14.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Pelzer, 1904 to 1965. The record is 182.1 mm (7.2 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.2 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pelzer by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1905	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1906	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1907	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1908	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1909	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1910	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1911	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1912	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1913	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1914	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1915	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1916	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1917	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1918	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1919	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1920	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1921	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1922	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1923	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1924	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1925	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1926	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1927	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1928	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1929	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1930	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1932	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1933	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1934	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1935	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1936	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1937	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1938	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1939	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1940	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1941	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1942	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1943	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1944	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1945	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1946	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1947	182.1 mm (7.2 in)
1948	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1949	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1950	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1951	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1952	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1953	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1954	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1955	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1956	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1957	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1958	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1959	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1960	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1961	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1962	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1963	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1964	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1965	79.2 mm (3.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Pelzer, 1904 to 1965. The record is 229.6 mm (9.0 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 117.9 mm (4.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pelzer by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1905	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1906	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1907	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1908	159.1 mm (6.3 in)
1909	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1910	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1911	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1912	156.4 mm (6.2 in)
1913	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1914	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1915	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1916	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1917	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1918	177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1919	169.7 mm (6.7 in)
1920	153.5 mm (6.0 in)
1921	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1922	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1923	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1924	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1925	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1926	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1927	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1928	186.5 mm (7.3 in)
1929	168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1930	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1931	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1932	168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1933	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1934	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1935	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1936	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1937	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1938	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1939	146.2 mm (5.8 in)
1940	192.3 mm (7.6 in)
1941	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1942	229.6 mm (9.0 in)
1943	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1944	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1945	191.5 mm (7.5 in)
1946	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1947	197.6 mm (7.8 in)
1948	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1949	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1950	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1951	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1952	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1953	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1954	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1955	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1956	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1957	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1958	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1959	140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1960	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1961	163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1962	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1963	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1964	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1965	143.5 mm (5.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Pelzer, 1904 to 1965. The record is 38 days in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pelzer by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904	31 days
1905	16 days
1906	26 days
1907	19 days
1908	24 days
1909	37 days
1910	38 days
1911	24 days
1912	32 days
1913	26 days
1914	20 days
1915	24 days
1916	19 days
1917	13 days
1918	28 days
1919	16 days
1920	26 days
1921	25 days
1922	16 days
1923	21 days
1924	26 days
1925	26 days
1926	18 days
1927	20 days
1928	26 days
1929	15 days
1930	19 days
1931	20 days
1932	17 days
1933	18 days
1934	18 days
1935	38 days
1936	20 days
1937	15 days
1938	24 days
1939	17 days
1940	23 days
1941	22 days
1942	24 days
1943	19 days
1944	21 days
1945	19 days
1946	17 days
1947	19 days
1948	23 days
1949	12 days
1950	16 days
1951	28 days
1952	30 days
1953	17 days
1954	26 days
1955	20 days
1956	21 days
1957	20 days
1958	26 days
1959	22 days
1960	17 days
1961	38 days
1962	16 days
1963	20 days
1964	22 days
1965	11 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

55 years, 1905 to 1964

A day with at least 78.7 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 158.5 mm (6.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Pelzer: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
5 years	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
10 years	116.2 mm (4.6 in)
25 years	133.8 mm (5.3 in)
50 years	146.4 mm (5.8 in)
100 years	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	Longer than the 55 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, 55 years of values from 1905 to 1964.

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: 144.3 mm (5.7 in) in 1940; 138.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1912; 135.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1939.

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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1959	12	3%	No
1960	361	99%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	363	99%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	364	99%	Yes
1965	181	50%	No