St Matthews Weather Records (USC00387560)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for St Matthews (USC00387560), South Carolina, United States, with 54 years of record.

Key Facts for St Matthews

St Matthews (USC00387560) is a weather station in South Carolina, United States at 33.65 latitude and -80.79 longitude, 85 m (280 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 1951, 54 years of record.
1,464 records set at St Matthews still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: South Carolina, United States, 33.65 latitude, -80.79 longitude.
Elevation: 85 m (280 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 1951, 54 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 St Matthews. 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 St Matthews, 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)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	39.4 C (102.9 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.6 C (105.1 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.8 C (100.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at St Matthews still stand. 1899 holds the most, with 109.

Standing records at St Matthews by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1898	24
1899	109
1900	93
1901	77
1902	51
1903	40
1904	31
1905	50
1906	61
1907	71
1908	46
1909	55
1910	74
1911	41
1912	65
1913	68
1914	84
1915	65
1916	77
1917	86
1918	96
1919	58
1920	40
1921	2

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 125.2 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at St Matthews. The most was 125.2 mm (4.9 in) on 11 October 1911.

Record daily precipitation for each month at St Matthews
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	9 January 1912
Feb	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	13 February 1905
Mar	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	10 March 1905
Apr	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	19 April 1900
May	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 May 1915
Jun	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	26 June 1906
Jul	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	29 July 1900
Aug	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	28 August 1949
Sep	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 September 1920
Oct	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	11 October 1911
Nov	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	22 November 1948
Dec	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	3 December 1905

Period of Record Coverage

1898 to 1921

24 years of record at St Matthews, 1898 to 1921. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1898, 1903, 1920, 1921.

Days with data per year at St Matthews
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1898	92	25%	No
1899	364	100%	Yes
1900	362	99%	Yes
1901	364	100%	Yes
1902	364	100%	Yes
1903	325	89%	No
1904	334	91%	Yes
1905	364	100%	Yes
1906	364	100%	Yes
1907	365	100%	Yes
1908	363	99%	Yes
1909	365	100%	Yes
1910	364	100%	Yes
1911	363	99%	Yes
1912	366	100%	Yes
1913	358	98%	Yes
1914	348	95%	Yes
1915	359	98%	Yes
1916	365	100%	Yes
1917	365	100%	Yes
1918	348	95%	Yes
1919	348	95%	Yes
1920	267	73%	No
1921	11	3%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1899 to 1919

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at St Matthews, 1899 to 1919. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.3 C (63.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 16.4 C (61.6 F), and the warmest was 1919, at 18.6 C (65.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at St Matthews as warming stripes, 1899 to 1919
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1899	17.5 C	+0.19 C
1900	18.0 C	+0.62 C
1901	16.7 C	-0.64 C
1902	17.4 C	+0.03 C
1904	16.4 C	-0.91 C
1905	16.8 C	-0.57 C
1906	17.1 C	-0.30 C
1907	17.2 C	-0.19 C
1908	17.3 C	-0.08 C
1909	16.5 C	-0.85 C
1910	16.9 C	-0.50 C
1911	18.4 C	+1.04 C
1912	17.0 C	-0.34 C
1913	17.9 C	+0.59 C
1916	18.3 C	+0.95 C
1917	17.0 C	-0.32 C
1919	18.6 C	+1.26 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

1898 to 1951

Yearly extremes at St Matthews: 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)	1914	37.0 C (98.5 F)	24
Coldest night (TNn)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1899	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	1911	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	28
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	213.3 mm (8.4 in)	1906	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	28
Longest dry spell (CDD)	40 days	1920	22 days	28

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at St Matthews, 1898 to 1951. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.0 C (98.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at St Matthews by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1898	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1899	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1900	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1901	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1902	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1903	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1904	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1905	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1906	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1907	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1908	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1909	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1910	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1911	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1912	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1913	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1914	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1915	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1916	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1917	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1918	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1919	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1920	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1921	26.1 C (79.0 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at St Matthews, 1898 to 1951. The record is -17.8 C (0.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.8 C (18.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at St Matthews by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1898	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1899	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1900	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1901	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1902	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1903	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1904	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1905	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1906	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1907	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1908	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1909	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1910	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1911	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1912	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1913	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1914	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1915	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1916	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1917	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1918	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1919	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1920	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1921	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at St Matthews, 1898 to 1951. The record is 125.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.1 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at St Matthews by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1899	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1900	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1901	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1902	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1903	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1904	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1905	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1906	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1907	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1908	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1909	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1910	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1911	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1912	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1913	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1914	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1915	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1916	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1917	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1918	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1919	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1920	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1921	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1948	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1949	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1950	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1951	43.7 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at St Matthews, 1898 to 1951. The record is 213.3 mm (8.4 in) in 1906, marked on the chart; the median year is 114.0 mm (4.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at St Matthews by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1899	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1900	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1901	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1902	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1903	200.6 mm (7.9 in)
1904	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1905	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1906	213.3 mm (8.4 in)
1907	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1908	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1909	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1910	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1911	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1912	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1913	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1914	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1915	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1916	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1917	184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1918	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1919	124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1920	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1921	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1948	178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1949	124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1950	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1951	64.6 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at St Matthews, 1898 to 1951. The record is 40 days in 1920, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at St Matthews by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898	11 days
1899	26 days
1900	29 days
1901	22 days
1902	17 days
1903	21 days
1904	22 days
1905	19 days
1906	17 days
1907	21 days
1908	26 days
1909	26 days
1910	26 days
1911	20 days
1912	20 days
1913	22 days
1914	20 days
1915	33 days
1916	25 days
1917	19 days
1918	29 days
1919	29 days
1920	40 days
1921	9 days
1948	16 days
1949	23 days
1950	25 days
1951	26 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.

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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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).