Pickens Weather Records (USC00386831)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pickens (USC00386831), South Carolina, United States, with 76 years of record.

Key Facts for Pickens

Pickens (USC00386831) is a weather station in South Carolina, United States at 34.88 latitude and -82.72 longitude, 328 m (1,075 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1951 to 2026, 76 years of record.
1,464 records set at Pickens still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pickens tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 22.8 C (73.0 F) on 16 August 2026.

About the Station

Location: South Carolina, United States, 34.88 latitude, -82.72 longitude.
Elevation: 328 m (1,075 ft).
Period of record: 1951 to 2026, 76 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

12 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Pickens. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 12 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Pickens, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
Feb	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
Mar	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Apr	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)
Jun	38.9 C (102.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	16.1 C (61.0 F)
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Pickens still stand. 1999 holds the most, with 43.

Standing records at Pickens by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1951	11
1952	40
1953	16
1954	32
1955	17
1956	20
1957	14
1958	16
1959	12
1960	23
1961	18
1962	26
1963	28
1964	18
1965	15
1966	17
1967	22
1968	18
1969	14
1970	25
1971	16
1972	18
1973	10
1974	29
1975	11
1976	21
1977	26
1978	12
1979	16
1980	23
1981	19
1982	17
1983	21
1984	23
1985	22
1986	22
1987	14
1988	8
1989	25
1990	11
1991	17
1992	19
1993	10
1994	23
1995	19
1996	36
1997	32
1998	29
1999	43
2000	24
2001	20
2002	17
2003	12
2004	20
2005	14
2006	23
2007	22
2008	23
2009	7
2010	23
2011	16
2012	10
2013	13
2014	14
2015	15
2016	20
2017	21
2018	28
2019	29
2020	16
2021	9
2022	11
2023	13
2024	12
2025	20
2026	18

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records

8 all-time records were set at Pickens between 21 January 1985 and 7 September 2004. Each dot is a new record.

When Pickens set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1985-01-21	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1987-01-22	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 21.6 cm (8.5 in)
1987-01-22	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 22.9 cm (9.0 in)
1988-01-07	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1990-03-17	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1995-08-27	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1998-01-08	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 133.4 mm (5.3 in)
2004-09-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 203.7 mm (8.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 203.7 mm (8.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pickens. The most was 203.7 mm (8.0 in) on 7 September 2004.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Pickens
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	8 January 1998
Feb	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	13 February 1966
Mar	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	17 March 1990
Apr	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 April 1963
May	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	14 May 2012
Jun	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	27 June 2006
Jul	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	1 July 2003
Aug	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	27 August 1995
Sep	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	7 September 2004
Oct	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	1 October 1965
Nov	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	11 November 2009
Dec	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	12 December 1961

Period of Record Coverage

1951 to 2026

76 years of record at Pickens, 1951 to 2026. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1951, 1955, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2026.

Days with data per year at Pickens
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1951	145	40%	No
1952	355	97%	Yes
1953	360	99%	Yes
1954	359	98%	Yes
1955	327	90%	No
1956	361	99%	Yes
1957	362	99%	Yes
1958	357	98%	Yes
1959	361	99%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	362	99%	Yes
1962	359	98%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	364	99%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	363	99%	Yes
1968	363	99%	Yes
1969	360	99%	Yes
1970	363	99%	Yes
1971	362	99%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	363	99%	Yes
1975	359	98%	Yes
1976	362	99%	Yes
1977	362	99%	Yes
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	360	99%	Yes
1980	354	97%	Yes
1981	359	98%	Yes
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	362	99%	Yes
1985	364	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	363	99%	Yes
1988	364	99%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	363	99%	Yes
1991	298	82%	No
1992	244	67%	No
1993	121	33%	No
1994	360	99%	Yes
1995	361	99%	Yes
1996	360	98%	Yes
1997	364	100%	Yes
1998	362	99%	Yes
1999	364	100%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	363	99%	Yes
2002	362	99%	Yes
2003	355	97%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	364	100%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	364	100%	Yes
2008	364	99%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	364	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	363	99%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	365	100%	Yes
2018	365	100%	Yes
2019	365	100%	Yes
2020	366	100%	Yes
2021	365	100%	Yes
2022	365	100%	Yes
2023	365	100%	Yes
2024	366	100%	Yes
2025	363	99%	Yes
2026	243	67%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Pickens
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 August 2026	Pickens, US	daily high min (Tie)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	tie	16 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2026	Pickens, US	daily high min (Tie)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	tie	16 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2026	Pickens, US	daily high min (Tie)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	tie	39 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2026	Pickens, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 2026	Pickens, US	daily high min (Tie)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	tie	43 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 2026	Pickens, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2026	Pickens, US	daily high min (Tie)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	tie	8 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2026	Pickens, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 2026	Pickens, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2026	Pickens, US	monthly high min (Tie)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	tie	74 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2026	Pickens, US	daily high min (Tie)	20.6 C (69.1 F)	tie	8 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2026	Pickens, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2026	Pickens, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2026	Pickens, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	5 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2026	Pickens, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	15 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2026	Pickens, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2026	Pickens, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	59 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2026	Pickens, US	daily high min (Tie)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	tie	52 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2026	Pickens, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 2026	Pickens, US	daily high min (Tie)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	tie	3 years	1 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

66 complete years, 1953 to 2025

One stripe for each of 66 complete years at Pickens, 1953 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.9 C (60.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 14.5 C (58.2 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 17.2 C (62.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Pickens as warming stripes, 1953 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1953	16.9 C	+1.03 C
1954	16.7 C	+0.80 C
1956	16.6 C	+0.69 C
1957	16.6 C	+0.69 C
1958	15.4 C	-0.47 C
1959	16.5 C	+0.60 C
1960	15.4 C	-0.51 C
1961	15.8 C	-0.09 C
1962	16.0 C	+0.13 C
1963	15.5 C	-0.38 C
1964	15.7 C	-0.22 C
1965	16.0 C	+0.09 C
1966	15.3 C	-0.62 C
1967	15.6 C	-0.31 C
1968	15.3 C	-0.58 C
1969	15.4 C	-0.48 C
1970	16.4 C	+0.53 C
1971	16.0 C	+0.11 C
1972	15.4 C	-0.49 C
1973	15.9 C	-0.03 C
1974	16.2 C	+0.33 C
1975	16.2 C	+0.28 C
1976	15.3 C	-0.55 C
1977	16.0 C	+0.13 C
1978	15.8 C	-0.13 C
1979	15.5 C	-0.39 C
1980	16.1 C	+0.22 C
1981	15.8 C	-0.12 C
1982	16.1 C	+0.16 C
1983	15.5 C	-0.37 C
1984	16.2 C	+0.30 C
1985	16.2 C	+0.30 C
1986	16.9 C	+0.98 C
1987	16.0 C	+0.06 C
1988	15.6 C	-0.28 C
1989	15.7 C	-0.24 C
1990	17.2 C	+1.28 C
1994	16.2 C	+0.34 C
1995	14.9 C	-1.03 C
1996	14.5 C	-1.35 C
1997	14.7 C	-1.24 C
1998	16.3 C	+0.39 C
1999	15.7 C	-0.20 C
2003	15.4 C	-0.51 C
2004	15.7 C	-0.18 C
2005	15.4 C	-0.48 C
2006	15.8 C	-0.10 C
2007	16.2 C	+0.30 C
2008	15.1 C	-0.75 C
2009	15.1 C	-0.84 C
2010	15.1 C	-0.82 C
2011	15.8 C	-0.12 C
2012	16.1 C	+0.22 C
2013	15.0 C	-0.93 C
2014	15.0 C	-0.89 C
2015	16.3 C	+0.39 C
2016	16.9 C	+1.01 C
2017	16.6 C	+0.68 C
2018	16.2 C	+0.31 C
2019	16.9 C	+1.00 C
2020	16.5 C	+0.57 C
2021	16.3 C	+0.40 C
2022	15.7 C	-0.15 C
2023	16.2 C	+0.28 C
2024	16.8 C	+0.87 C
2025	16.1 C	+0.22 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1953 to 2025 is 0.00 C (-0.07 to 0.07) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.00 F (-0.12 to 0.12) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 66 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Pickens
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.00 C (-0.07 to 0.07) per decade	0.00 F (-0.12 to 0.12) per decade	1953 to 2025	66	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.06 C (-0.01 to 0.13) per decade	0.11 F (-0.02 to 0.24) per decade	1953 to 2025	66	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	-0.06 C (-0.15 to 0.02) per decade	-0.12 F (-0.27 to 0.04) per decade	1953 to 2025	66	Not clearly different from zero

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

1951 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Pickens: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1952	36.7 C (98.1 F)	76
Coldest night (TNn)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	1985	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	76
Wettest day (Rx1day)	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	2004	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	76
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	332.5 mm (13.1 in)	2024	124.1 mm (4.9 in)	76
Longest dry spell (CDD)	39 days	2000	20 days	76

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Pickens, 1951 to 2026. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Pickens by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1951	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1953	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1954	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1955	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1956	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1957	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1958	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1960	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1961	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1964	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1967	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1970	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1974	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1975	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1982	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1983	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1984	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1985	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1986	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1987	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1988	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1989	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1990	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1991	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1992	36.7 C (98.1 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	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1999	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2001	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2005	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2006	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2007	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2008	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2009	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2010	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2011	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2012	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2013	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2014	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2015	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2016	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2017	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2018	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2019	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2020	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2021	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2022	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2023	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2024	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2025	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2026	37.2 C (99.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Pickens, 1951 to 2026. The record is -21.1 C (-6.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.7 C (10.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Pickens by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1951	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1952	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1953	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1954	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1955	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1956	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1957	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1958	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1959	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1960	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1961	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1962	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1963	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1964	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1965	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1966	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1967	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1968	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1969	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1970	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1971	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1972	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1973	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1974	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1975	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1976	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1977	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1978	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1979	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1980	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1981	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1982	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1983	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1984	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1985	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1986	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1987	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1988	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1989	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1990	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1991	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1992	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1993	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1994	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1995	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1996	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1997	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1998	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1999	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2000	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2001	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2002	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2003	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2004	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2005	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2006	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2007	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2008	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2009	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2010	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2011	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2012	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2013	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2014	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2015	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2016	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2017	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2018	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2019	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2020	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2021	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2022	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2023	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2024	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2025	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2026	-11.7 C (10.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Pickens, 1951 to 2026. The record is 203.7 mm (8.0 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.7 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pickens by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1951	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1952	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1953	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1955	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1956	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1957	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1958	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1959	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1960	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1962	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1963	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1964	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1965	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1966	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1967	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1968	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1969	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1970	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1971	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1972	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1973	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1974	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1975	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1976	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1977	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1978	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1979	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1980	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1981	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1982	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1983	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1984	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1985	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1986	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1987	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1988	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1989	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1990	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1991	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1992	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1993	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1994	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1995	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1996	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1997	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1998	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1999	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2000	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2001	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2002	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2003	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
2004	203.7 mm (8.0 in)
2005	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2006	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
2007	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
2008	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2009	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2010	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2011	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2012	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2013	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2014	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2015	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2016	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2017	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
2018	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2019	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2020	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2021	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
2022	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2023	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2024	179.1 mm (7.1 in)
2025	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2026	60.7 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Pickens, 1951 to 2026. The record is 332.5 mm (13.1 in) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 124.1 mm (4.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pickens by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1951	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1952	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1953	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1954	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1955	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1956	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1957	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1958	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1959	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1960	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1961	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1962	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1963	159.1 mm (6.3 in)
1964	208.0 mm (8.2 in)
1965	171.9 mm (6.8 in)
1966	176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1967	169.5 mm (6.7 in)
1968	153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1969	177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1970	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1971	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1972	182.5 mm (7.2 in)
1973	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1974	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1975	156.8 mm (6.2 in)
1976	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1977	153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1978	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1979	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1980	125.1 mm (4.9 in)
1981	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1982	176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1983	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1984	132.7 mm (5.2 in)
1985	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1986	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1987	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1988	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1989	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1990	129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1991	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1992	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1993	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1994	197.6 mm (7.8 in)
1995	171.4 mm (6.7 in)
1996	145.7 mm (5.7 in)
1997	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1998	146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1999	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
2000	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
2001	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2002	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
2003	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
2004	227.1 mm (8.9 in)
2005	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
2006	217.6 mm (8.6 in)
2007	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
2008	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
2009	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
2010	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2011	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2012	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
2013	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
2014	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2015	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
2016	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
2017	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2018	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2019	147.5 mm (5.8 in)
2020	176.8 mm (7.0 in)
2021	160.3 mm (6.3 in)
2022	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
2023	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
2024	332.5 mm (13.1 in)
2025	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
2026	124.4 mm (4.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Pickens, 1951 to 2026. The record is 39 days in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pickens by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1951	24 days
1952	30 days
1953	17 days
1954	21 days
1955	17 days
1956	20 days
1957	19 days
1958	26 days
1959	19 days
1960	16 days
1961	15 days
1962	17 days
1963	20 days
1964	18 days
1965	19 days
1966	22 days
1967	19 days
1968	25 days
1969	17 days
1970	21 days
1971	14 days
1972	14 days
1973	26 days
1974	19 days
1975	19 days
1976	24 days
1977	20 days
1978	24 days
1979	12 days
1980	25 days
1981	23 days
1982	15 days
1983	17 days
1984	31 days
1985	23 days
1986	20 days
1987	26 days
1988	24 days
1989	20 days
1990	17 days
1991	12 days
1992	15 days
1993	23 days
1994	11 days
1995	14 days
1996	14 days
1997	15 days
1998	25 days
1999	31 days
2000	39 days
2001	29 days
2002	17 days
2003	13 days
2004	14 days
2005	39 days
2006	18 days
2007	21 days
2008	20 days
2009	17 days
2010	20 days
2011	19 days
2012	21 days
2013	14 days
2014	16 days
2015	26 days
2016	36 days
2017	24 days
2018	21 days
2019	20 days
2020	13 days
2021	15 days
2022	18 days
2023	23 days
2024	30 days
2025	16 days
2026	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

66 years with a frost

Across 66 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Pickens falls on 3 April and the median first autumn frost on 6 November, which leaves a median of 217 days between them.

In 1990 to 2025 the median growing season was 210 days. That is 9 days fewer than in 1953 to 1983.

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

Frost dates and growing season at Pickens
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1953 to 1983)	Recent period (1990 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	3 April	29 March	8 April	10 days later	0.0 days per decade
First autumn frost	6 November	8 November	2 November	6 days earlier	-0.6 days per decade
Growing days	217 days	219 days	210 days	9 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

70 years, 1952 to 2025

A day with at least 80.7 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 186.4 mm (7.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Pickens: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
5 years	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
10 years	123.1 mm (4.8 in)
25 years	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
50 years	166.2 mm (6.5 in)
100 years	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	Longer than the 70 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, 70 years of values from 1952 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: 203.7 mm (8.0 in) in 2004; 179.1 mm (7.1 in) in 2024; 141.2 mm (5.6 in) in 2006.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Pickens had a mean temperature of 16.2 C (61.1 F) and 1,401.7 mm (55.2 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Cedartown (United States, 248 km away), Rock Mills (United States, 305 km away) and Moulton 2 (United States, 421 km away).

Climate twins of Pickens: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Cedartown	United States	248 km (154 mi)	15.9 C (60.5 F)	1,379.8 mm (54.3 in)	0.58
Rock Mills	United States	305 km (190 mi)	16.0 C (60.7 F)	1,457.8 mm (57.4 in)	0.60
Moulton 2	United States	421 km (262 mi)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1,432.2 mm (56.4 in)	0.67

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.

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).