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Saluda Weather Records (USC00387631)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Saluda (USC00387631), South Carolina, United States, with 125 years of record.

Key Facts for Saluda

  • Saluda (USC00387631) is a weather station in South Carolina, United States at 33.99 latitude and -81.77 longitude, 146 m (480 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1902 to 2026, 125 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Saluda still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Saluda set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 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, 33.99 latitude, -81.77 longitude.
  • Elevation: 146 m (480 ft).
  • Period of record: 1902 to 2026, 125 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

8 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Saluda, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Saluda. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 8 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 Saluda. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 8 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Saluda, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan28.3 C (82.9 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)27.2 C (81.0 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)
Feb28.9 C (84.0 F)-13.9 C (7.0 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)
Mar33.3 C (91.9 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Apr36.7 C (98.1 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)
May39.4 C (102.9 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)
Jun42.8 C (109.0 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Jul42.8 C (109.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)38.3 C (100.9 F)17.8 C (64.0 F)
Aug42.2 C (108.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)38.9 C (102.0 F)18.3 C (64.9 F)
Sep42.8 C (109.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)38.3 C (100.9 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)
Oct38.3 C (100.9 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Nov33.3 C (91.9 F)-11.1 C (12.0 F)n/an/a
Dec27.2 C (81.0 F)-17.2 C (1.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Saluda by the year they were set 1,464 records at Saluda still stand. 1948 holds the most, with 40. 0102030401902: 101903: 141904: 131905: 121906: 121907: 191908: 101909: 51910: 71911: 151912: 311914: 131915: 171916: 121917: 291918: 191919: 131920: 111921: 51922: 41923: 21924: 91925: 381926: 131927: 161928: 111929: 131930: 181931: 211932: 101933: 151934: 61935: 71936: 81937: 141938: 51939: 41940: 131941: 211942: 61943: 251944: 131945: 121946: 91947: 91948: 401949: 121950: 171951: 151952: 171953: 121954: 261955: 111956: 81957: 161958: 141959: 41960: 101961: 201962: 91963: 161964: 91965: 61966: 71967: 141968: 91969: 121970: 181971: 131972: 81973: 101974: 31975: 21976: 281977: 171978: 61979: 91980: 161981: 101982: 91983: 231984: 121985: 211986: 121987: 61988: 81989: 221990: 21991: 121992: 101993: 81994: 81995: 81996: 91997: 101998: 61999: 132000: 92001: 52002: 102003: 92004: 92005: 62006: 22007: 152008: 62009: 42010: 122011: 52012: 62013: 72014: 152015: 152016: 12017: 172018: 142019: 102020: 92021: 32022: 92023: 82024: 62025: 112026: 91902191619291942195519681981199420072020
1,464 records at Saluda still stand. 1948 holds the most, with 40.
Standing records at Saluda by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
190210
190314
190413
190512
190612
190719
190810
19095
19107
191115
191231
191413
191517
191612
191729
191819
191913
192011
19215
19224
19232
19249
192538
192613
192716
192811
192913
193018
193121
193210
193315
19346
19357
19368
193714
19385
19394
194013
194121
19426
194325
194413
194512
19469
19479
194840
194912
195017
195115
195217
195312
195426
195511
19568
195716
195814
19594
196010
196120
19629
196316
19649
19656
19667
196714
19689
196912
197018
197113
19728
197310
19743
19752
197628
197717
19786
19799
198016
198110
19829
198323
198412
198521
198612
19876
19888
198922
19902
199112
199210
19938
19948
19958
19969
199710
19986
199913
20009
20015
200210
20039
20049
20056
20062
200715
20086
20094
201012
20115
20126
20137
201415
201515
20161
201717
201814
201910
20209
20213
20229
20238
20246
202511
20269

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records
When Saluda set new all-time records 8 all-time records were set at Saluda between 6 July 1948 and 4 October 2015. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperatureRecord daily snowfallRecord low minimum temperatureRecord low maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitation6 July 1948: Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)26 July 1948: Record high minimum temperature 30.6 C (87.1 F)11 December 1958: Record daily snowfall 20.3 cm (8.0 in)13 December 1962: Record low minimum temperature -17.2 C (1.0 F)21 January 1985: Record low minimum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)28 January 1986: Record low maximum temperature -5.6 C (21.9 F)24 December 1989: Record low maximum temperature -6.1 C (21.0 F)4 October 2015: Record daily precipitation 196.6 mm (7.7 in)1950196019701980199020002010
8 all-time records were set at Saluda between 6 July 1948 and 4 October 2015. Each dot is a new record.
When Saluda set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1948-07-06Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1948-07-26Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 30.6 C (87.1 F)
1958-12-11Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
1962-12-13Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -17.2 C (1.0 F)
1985-01-21Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1986-01-28Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -5.6 C (21.9 F)
1989-12-24Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -6.1 C (21.0 F)
2015-10-04Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 196.6 mm (7.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 196.6 mm (7.7 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Saluda The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Saluda. The most was 196.6 mm (7.7 in) on 4 October 2015. 050100150200 Jan: 90.2 mm (3.6 in), 19 January 1936 Jan Feb: 79.8 mm (3.1 in), 28 February 1929 Feb Mar: 96.8 mm (3.8 in), 15 March 1964 Mar Apr: 139.7 mm (5.5 in), 13 April 1923 Apr May: 82.8 mm (3.3 in), 23 May 2003 May Jun: 87.1 mm (3.4 in), 5 June 1903 Jun Jul: 75.7 mm (3.0 in), 31 July 1997 Jul Aug: 153.7 mm (6.1 in), 30 August 1964 Aug Sep: 178.1 mm (7.0 in), 28 September 2016 Sep Oct: 196.6 mm (7.7 in), 4 October 2015 Oct Nov: 101.3 mm (4.0 in), 11 November 2009 Nov Dec: 95.8 mm (3.8 in), 8 December 1919 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Saluda. The most was 196.6 mm (7.7 in) on 4 October 2015.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Saluda
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan90.2 mm (3.6 in)19 January 1936
Feb79.8 mm (3.1 in)28 February 1929
Mar96.8 mm (3.8 in)15 March 1964
Apr139.7 mm (5.5 in)13 April 1923
May82.8 mm (3.3 in)23 May 2003
Jun87.1 mm (3.4 in)5 June 1903
Jul75.7 mm (3.0 in)31 July 1997
Aug153.7 mm (6.1 in)30 August 1964
Sep178.1 mm (7.0 in)28 September 2016
Oct196.6 mm (7.7 in)4 October 2015
Nov101.3 mm (4.0 in)11 November 2009
Dec95.8 mm (3.8 in)8 December 1919

Period of Record Coverage

1902 to 2026
Days with data per year at Saluda 125 years of record at Saluda, 1902 to 2026. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1902, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1920, 1921, 1922 and others. 1902: 266 of 365 days1903: 345 of 365 days1904: 360 of 366 days1905: 361 of 365 days1906: 352 of 365 days1907: 358 of 365 days1908: 353 of 366 days1909: 302 of 365 days1910: 244 of 365 days1911: 303 of 365 days1912: 338 of 366 days1913: 30 of 365 days1914: 357 of 365 days1915: 359 of 365 days1916: 361 of 366 days1917: 350 of 365 days1918: 360 of 365 days1919: 356 of 365 days1920: 277 of 366 days1921: 224 of 365 days1922: 56 of 365 days1923: 208 of 365 days1924: 361 of 366 days1925: 363 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 346 of 365 days1928: 361 of 366 days1929: 363 of 365 days1930: 248 of 365 days1931: 258 of 365 days1932: 297 of 366 days1933: 328 of 365 days1934: 359 of 365 days1935: 356 of 365 days1936: 362 of 366 days1937: 362 of 365 days1938: 362 of 365 days1939: 360 of 365 days1940: 357 of 366 days1941: 362 of 365 days1942: 360 of 365 days1943: 315 of 365 days1944: 358 of 366 days1945: 357 of 365 days1946: 360 of 365 days1947: 358 of 365 days1948: 354 of 366 days1949: 363 of 365 days1950: 336 of 365 days1951: 360 of 365 days1952: 358 of 366 days1953: 350 of 365 days1954: 352 of 365 days1955: 362 of 365 days1956: 359 of 366 days1957: 363 of 365 days1958: 360 of 365 days1959: 356 of 365 days1960: 357 of 366 days1961: 354 of 365 days1962: 349 of 365 days1963: 362 of 365 days1964: 361 of 366 days1965: 361 of 365 days1966: 355 of 365 days1967: 351 of 365 days1968: 339 of 366 days1969: 335 of 365 days1970: 331 of 365 days1971: 316 of 365 days1972: 334 of 366 days1973: 320 of 365 days1974: 240 of 365 days1975: 348 of 365 days1976: 360 of 366 days1977: 318 of 365 days1978: 257 of 365 days1979: 312 of 365 days1980: 363 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 363 of 365 days1983: 363 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 362 of 365 days1987: 360 of 365 days1988: 365 of 366 days1989: 363 of 365 days1990: 364 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 364 of 366 days1993: 362 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 364 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 364 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 365 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 362 of 365 days2004: 364 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 364 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 364 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 365 of 366 days2017: 363 of 365 days2018: 364 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 364 of 366 days2021: 363 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 358 of 365 days2024: 355 of 366 days2025: 354 of 365 days2026: 277 of 365 days192019401960198020002020
125 years of record at Saluda, 1902 to 2026. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1902, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1920, 1921, 1922 and others.
Days with data per year at Saluda
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
190226673%No
190334595%Yes
190436098%Yes
190536199%Yes
190635296%Yes
190735898%Yes
190835396%Yes
190930283%No
191024467%No
191130383%No
191233892%Yes
1913308%No
191435798%Yes
191535998%Yes
191636199%Yes
191735096%Yes
191836099%Yes
191935698%Yes
192027776%No
192122461%No
19225615%No
192320857%No
192436199%Yes
192536399%Yes
1926365100%Yes
192734695%Yes
192836199%Yes
192936399%Yes
193024868%No
193125871%No
193229781%No
193332890%No
193435998%Yes
193535698%Yes
193636299%Yes
193736299%Yes
193836299%Yes
193936099%Yes
194035798%Yes
194136299%Yes
194236099%Yes
194331586%No
194435898%Yes
194535798%Yes
194636099%Yes
194735898%Yes
194835497%Yes
194936399%Yes
195033692%Yes
195136099%Yes
195235898%Yes
195335096%Yes
195435296%Yes
195536299%Yes
195635998%Yes
195736399%Yes
195836099%Yes
195935698%Yes
196035798%Yes
196135497%Yes
196234996%Yes
196336299%Yes
196436199%Yes
196536199%Yes
196635597%Yes
196735196%Yes
196833993%Yes
196933592%Yes
197033191%Yes
197131687%No
197233491%Yes
197332088%No
197424066%No
197534895%Yes
197636098%Yes
197731887%No
197825770%No
197931285%No
198036399%Yes
1981365100%Yes
198236399%Yes
198336399%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
198636299%Yes
198736099%Yes
1988365100%Yes
198936399%Yes
1990364100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
199236499%Yes
199336299%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995364100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998364100%Yes
1999364100%Yes
2000365100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
200336299%Yes
200436499%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006364100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014364100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016365100%Yes
201736399%Yes
2018364100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
202036499%Yes
202136399%Yes
2022365100%Yes
202335898%Yes
202435597%Yes
202535497%Yes
202627776%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Saluda
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
11 October 2026Saluda, USdaily rain (Provisional)67.3 mm (2.6 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 2026Saluda, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie12 years3 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 2026Saluda, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)38.9 C (102.0 F)tie32 years4 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2026Saluda, USdaily low max (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie88 years9 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 2026Saluda, USdaily low max (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie20 years4 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 2026Saluda, USdaily rain (Tie)68.6 mm (2.7 in)tie77 years8 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 2026Saluda, USdaily high min (Tie)18.3 C (64.9 F)tie24 years4 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 2026Saluda, USdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)24 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2026Saluda, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)71 years32 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2026Saluda, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)71 years32 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2026Saluda, USdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)52 years26 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2026Saluda, USdaily high min (Tie)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie123 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2026Saluda, USdaily high min (Tie)17.8 C (64.0 F)tie64 years7 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2026Saluda, USdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)69 years30 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2026Saluda, USmonthly high max28.9 C (84.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)77 years44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026Saluda, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)87 years37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026Saluda, USdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)43 years23 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2026Saluda, USdaily rain32.8 mm (1.3 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)34 years26 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2026Saluda, USdaily snowfall4.6 cm (1.8 in)0.8 cm (0.3 in)122 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2026Saluda, USmonthly low max (Tie)-2.8 C (27.0 F)tie29 years7 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

94 complete years, 1903 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Saluda as warming stripes, 1903 to 2025 One stripe for each of 94 complete years at Saluda, 1903 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.9 C (62.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 14.8 C (58.6 F), and the warmest was 1941, at 18.2 C (64.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F). 1903: 16.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1904: 16.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1905: 16.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1906: 17.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1907: 17.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1908: 17.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1914: 17.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1915: 17.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1916: 17.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1917: 16.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1918: 17.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1919: 17.4 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1924: 16.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1925: 17.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1926: 17.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1927: 17.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1928: 16.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1929: 16.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1934: 16.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1935: 17.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1936: 17.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1937: 17.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1938: 18.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1939: 18.1 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1940: 16.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1941: 18.2 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1942: 17.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1944: 17.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1945: 18.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1946: 18.0 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1951: 17.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1952: 18.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1953: 18.0 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1955: 17.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1956: 17.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1957: 17.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1958: 16.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1959: 17.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1960: 16.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1961: 16.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1962: 16.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1963: 15.7 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1964: 16.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1965: 16.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1966: 15.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1967: 15.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1968: 15.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1970: 15.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1972: 15.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1975: 16.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1976: 14.8 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1980: 16.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1981: 16.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1985: 16.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1986: 17.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1987: 16.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1988: 15.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1989: 16.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1990: 17.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1991: 17.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1992: 16.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1993: 16.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1994: 16.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1995: 16.5 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1996: 16.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1997: 16.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1998: 17.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1999: 17.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2000: 16.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2001: 16.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2002: 17.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2003: 16.4 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2004: 17.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2005: 16.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2006: 17.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2007: 17.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2008: 16.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2009: 16.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2010: 16.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2011: 17.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2012: 17.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2013: 16.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2014: 16.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2015: 17.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2016: 17.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2017: 17.7 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2018: 17.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2019: 17.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2020: 17.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2021: 17.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2022: 17.2 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2023: 17.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2024: 17.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2025: 17.3 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1903191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 94 complete years at Saluda, 1903 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.9 C (62.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 14.8 C (58.6 F), and the warmest was 1941, at 18.2 C (64.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Saluda as warming stripes, 1903 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
190316.8 C-0.12 C
190416.2 C-0.72 C
190516.9 C+0.01 C
190617.1 C+0.23 C
190717.2 C+0.29 C
190817.4 C+0.44 C
191417.0 C+0.07 C
191517.0 C+0.11 C
191617.3 C+0.36 C
191716.2 C-0.70 C
191817.0 C+0.08 C
191917.4 C+0.49 C
192416.2 C-0.70 C
192517.9 C+1.01 C
192617.2 C+0.24 C
192717.2 C+0.30 C
192816.4 C-0.47 C
192916.4 C-0.48 C
193416.4 C-0.48 C
193517.0 C+0.10 C
193617.4 C+0.45 C
193717.5 C+0.56 C
193818.2 C+1.25 C
193918.1 C+1.21 C
194016.7 C-0.21 C
194118.2 C+1.32 C
194217.5 C+0.62 C
194417.6 C+0.67 C
194518.0 C+1.05 C
194618.0 C+1.12 C
195117.6 C+0.64 C
195218.1 C+1.14 C
195318.0 C+1.11 C
195517.5 C+0.57 C
195617.9 C+1.02 C
195717.8 C+0.84 C
195816.3 C-0.58 C
195917.5 C+0.63 C
196016.6 C-0.31 C
196116.9 C-0.05 C
196216.8 C-0.07 C
196315.7 C-1.19 C
196416.1 C-0.79 C
196516.6 C-0.32 C
196615.8 C-1.09 C
196715.8 C-1.12 C
196815.7 C-1.26 C
197015.8 C-1.14 C
197215.9 C-1.04 C
197516.0 C-0.90 C
197614.8 C-2.13 C
198016.5 C-0.37 C
198116.0 C-0.91 C
198516.7 C-0.25 C
198617.6 C+0.67 C
198716.5 C-0.43 C
198815.8 C-1.07 C
198916.1 C-0.84 C
199017.5 C+0.57 C
199117.1 C+0.18 C
199216.1 C-0.83 C
199316.5 C-0.37 C
199416.6 C-0.28 C
199516.5 C-0.38 C
199616.0 C-0.88 C
199716.3 C-0.59 C
199817.8 C+0.85 C
199917.0 C+0.12 C
200016.4 C-0.51 C
200116.9 C+0.02 C
200217.2 C+0.25 C
200316.4 C-0.50 C
200417.0 C+0.06 C
200516.6 C-0.28 C
200617.0 C+0.04 C
200717.3 C+0.43 C
200816.6 C-0.32 C
200916.4 C-0.55 C
201016.3 C-0.58 C
201117.2 C+0.26 C
201217.6 C+0.71 C
201316.1 C-0.84 C
201416.0 C-0.88 C
201517.3 C+0.36 C
201617.6 C+0.68 C
201717.7 C+0.77 C
201817.2 C+0.30 C
201917.6 C+0.72 C
202017.6 C+0.64 C
202117.1 C+0.16 C
202217.2 C+0.28 C
202317.5 C+0.57 C
202417.6 C+0.71 C
202517.3 C+0.38 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1903 to 2025 is -0.02 C (-0.06 to 0.02) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.03 F (-0.11 to 0.04) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 94 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Saluda
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.02 C (-0.06 to 0.02) per decade-0.03 F (-0.11 to 0.04) per decade1903 to 202594Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.02 C (-0.07 to 0.02) per decade-0.05 F (-0.13 to 0.04) per decade1903 to 202594Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum-0.01 C (-0.06 to 0.04) per decade-0.02 F (-0.11 to 0.06) per decade1903 to 202594Not 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

1902 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Saluda: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)42.8 C (109.0 F)191238.9 C (102.0 F)125
Coldest night (TNn)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)1985-10.6 C (12.9 F)125
Wettest day (Rx1day)196.6 mm (7.7 in)201570.4 mm (2.8 in)125
Wettest five days (Rx5day)278.8 mm (11.0 in)1929113.0 mm (4.4 in)125
Longest dry spell (CDD)48 days193422 days125

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Saluda by year The hottest day of the year at Saluda, 1902 to 2026. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F). 20304050192019401960198020002020Record: 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1912
The hottest day of the year at Saluda, 1902 to 2026. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Saluda by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
190240.6 C (105.1 F)
190338.3 C (100.9 F)
190439.4 C (102.9 F)
190537.8 C (100.0 F)
190636.7 C (98.1 F)
190739.4 C (102.9 F)
190838.9 C (102.0 F)
190937.8 C (100.0 F)
191036.1 C (97.0 F)
191140.6 C (105.1 F)
191242.8 C (109.0 F)
191321.1 C (70.0 F)
191441.1 C (106.0 F)
191541.7 C (107.1 F)
191638.3 C (100.9 F)
191738.3 C (100.9 F)
191838.3 C (100.9 F)
191936.7 C (98.1 F)
192038.9 C (102.0 F)
192139.4 C (102.9 F)
192225.0 C (77.0 F)
192337.2 C (99.0 F)
192440.0 C (104.0 F)
192542.2 C (108.0 F)
192642.2 C (108.0 F)
192736.7 C (98.1 F)
192833.9 C (93.0 F)
192936.7 C (98.1 F)
193041.1 C (106.0 F)
193140.0 C (104.0 F)
193240.0 C (104.0 F)
193338.3 C (100.9 F)
193437.8 C (100.0 F)
193538.3 C (100.9 F)
193639.4 C (102.9 F)
193738.3 C (100.9 F)
193837.8 C (100.0 F)
193939.4 C (102.9 F)
194040.0 C (104.0 F)
194139.4 C (102.9 F)
194239.4 C (102.9 F)
194338.3 C (100.9 F)
194440.6 C (105.1 F)
194541.1 C (106.0 F)
194637.8 C (100.0 F)
194739.4 C (102.9 F)
194838.9 C (102.0 F)
194938.9 C (102.0 F)
195038.9 C (102.0 F)
195140.6 C (105.1 F)
195242.2 C (108.0 F)
195340.0 C (104.0 F)
195441.1 C (106.0 F)
195537.8 C (100.0 F)
195640.0 C (104.0 F)
195739.4 C (102.9 F)
195838.3 C (100.9 F)
195938.9 C (102.0 F)
196038.9 C (102.0 F)
196137.2 C (99.0 F)
196238.3 C (100.9 F)
196337.2 C (99.0 F)
196438.3 C (100.9 F)
196535.0 C (95.0 F)
196638.3 C (100.9 F)
196735.0 C (95.0 F)
196840.6 C (105.1 F)
196938.3 C (100.9 F)
197038.9 C (102.0 F)
197135.6 C (96.1 F)
197236.7 C (98.1 F)
197336.1 C (97.0 F)
197436.1 C (97.0 F)
197537.8 C (100.0 F)
197636.1 C (97.0 F)
197741.1 C (106.0 F)
197838.3 C (100.9 F)
197937.8 C (100.0 F)
198042.8 C (109.0 F)
198139.4 C (102.9 F)
198236.7 C (98.1 F)
198341.7 C (107.1 F)
198437.8 C (100.0 F)
198538.9 C (102.0 F)
198641.1 C (106.0 F)
198738.3 C (100.9 F)
198839.4 C (102.9 F)
198936.7 C (98.1 F)
199039.4 C (102.9 F)
199137.2 C (99.0 F)
199238.3 C (100.9 F)
199340.0 C (104.0 F)
199436.7 C (98.1 F)
199538.9 C (102.0 F)
199638.3 C (100.9 F)
199739.4 C (102.9 F)
199838.9 C (102.0 F)
199940.0 C (104.0 F)
200038.9 C (102.0 F)
200137.8 C (100.0 F)
200239.4 C (102.9 F)
200335.6 C (96.1 F)
200436.7 C (98.1 F)
200538.9 C (102.0 F)
200639.4 C (102.9 F)
200741.7 C (107.1 F)
200840.0 C (104.0 F)
200937.2 C (99.0 F)
201039.4 C (102.9 F)
201138.9 C (102.0 F)
201242.8 C (109.0 F)
201336.1 C (97.0 F)
201437.8 C (100.0 F)
201538.3 C (100.9 F)
201637.8 C (100.0 F)
201736.7 C (98.1 F)
201837.8 C (100.0 F)
201937.8 C (100.0 F)
202037.8 C (100.0 F)
202136.7 C (98.1 F)
202239.4 C (102.9 F)
202338.3 C (100.9 F)
202438.9 C (102.0 F)
202538.9 C (102.0 F)
202638.9 C (102.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Saluda by year The coldest night of the year at Saluda, 1902 to 2026. The record is -18.9 C (-2.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F). -20-15-10-50192019401960198020002020Record: -18.9 C (-2.0 F) in 1985
The coldest night of the year at Saluda, 1902 to 2026. The record is -18.9 C (-2.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Saluda by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1902-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1903-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1904-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1905-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1906-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1907-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1908-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1909-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1910-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1911-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1912-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1913-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1914-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1915-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1916-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1917-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1918-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1919-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1920-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1921-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1922-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1923-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1924-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1925-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1926-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1927-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1928-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1929-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1930-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1931-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1932-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1933-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1934-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1935-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1936-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1937-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1938-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1939-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1940-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1941-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1942-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1943-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1944-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1945-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1946-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1947-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1948-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1949-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1950-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1951-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1952-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1953-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1954-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1955-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1956-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1957-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1958-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1959-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1960-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1961-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1962-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1963-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1964-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1965-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1966-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1967-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1968-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1969-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1970-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1971-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1972-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1973-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1974-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1975-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1976-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1977-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1978-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1979-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1980-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1981-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1982-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1983-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1984-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1985-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1986-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1987-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1988-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1989-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1990-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1991-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1992-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1993-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1994-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1995-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1996-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1997-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1998-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1999-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2000-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2001-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2002-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2003-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2004-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2005-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2006-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2007-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2008-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2009-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2010-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2011-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2012-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2013-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2014-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2015-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2016-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2017-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2018-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2019-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2020-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2021-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2022-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2023-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2024-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2025-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2026-11.1 C (12.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Saluda by year The wettest day of the year at Saluda, 1902 to 2026. The record is 196.6 mm (7.7 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.4 mm (2.8 in). 050100150200192019401960198020002020Record: 196.6 mm (7.7 in) in 2015
The wettest day of the year at Saluda, 1902 to 2026. The record is 196.6 mm (7.7 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.4 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Saluda by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190250.8 mm (2.0 in)
190387.1 mm (3.4 in)
190450.8 mm (2.0 in)
190573.7 mm (2.9 in)
190652.1 mm (2.1 in)
190762.2 mm (2.4 in)
190866.0 mm (2.6 in)
190978.0 mm (3.1 in)
191085.1 mm (3.4 in)
191161.0 mm (2.4 in)
191294.0 mm (3.7 in)
191324.1 mm (0.9 in)
191447.5 mm (1.9 in)
191563.5 mm (2.5 in)
191675.4 mm (3.0 in)
191761.0 mm (2.4 in)
191850.8 mm (2.0 in)
191996.5 mm (3.8 in)
192058.4 mm (2.3 in)
192161.0 mm (2.4 in)
192280.0 mm (3.1 in)
1923139.7 mm (5.5 in)
192459.9 mm (2.4 in)
192546.5 mm (1.8 in)
192665.3 mm (2.6 in)
192758.4 mm (2.3 in)
1928107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1929181.6 mm (7.1 in)
193088.9 mm (3.5 in)
193145.7 mm (1.8 in)
193297.8 mm (3.9 in)
193363.5 mm (2.5 in)
193485.1 mm (3.4 in)
1935147.8 mm (5.8 in)
193698.0 mm (3.9 in)
193778.7 mm (3.1 in)
193864.0 mm (2.5 in)
193961.5 mm (2.4 in)
1940113.8 mm (4.5 in)
194165.5 mm (2.6 in)
194263.5 mm (2.5 in)
194363.5 mm (2.5 in)
194477.5 mm (3.1 in)
194577.7 mm (3.1 in)
1946104.1 mm (4.1 in)
194763.5 mm (2.5 in)
194881.5 mm (3.2 in)
194989.4 mm (3.5 in)
195058.2 mm (2.3 in)
195157.4 mm (2.3 in)
195269.9 mm (2.8 in)
195358.2 mm (2.3 in)
195461.0 mm (2.4 in)
1955126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1956106.7 mm (4.2 in)
195750.8 mm (2.0 in)
195871.1 mm (2.8 in)
1959116.8 mm (4.6 in)
196075.7 mm (3.0 in)
196165.5 mm (2.6 in)
196275.7 mm (3.0 in)
196380.3 mm (3.2 in)
1964153.7 mm (6.1 in)
196558.2 mm (2.3 in)
196680.0 mm (3.1 in)
196746.5 mm (1.8 in)
196886.4 mm (3.4 in)
196976.2 mm (3.0 in)
197088.9 mm (3.5 in)
197166.8 mm (2.6 in)
197257.7 mm (2.3 in)
197372.1 mm (2.8 in)
197461.0 mm (2.4 in)
197579.8 mm (3.1 in)
197694.0 mm (3.7 in)
197773.7 mm (2.9 in)
197849.5 mm (1.9 in)
197969.1 mm (2.7 in)
198082.3 mm (3.2 in)
198178.7 mm (3.1 in)
198259.4 mm (2.3 in)
198363.0 mm (2.5 in)
198465.3 mm (2.6 in)
1985101.1 mm (4.0 in)
198690.2 mm (3.6 in)
198745.0 mm (1.8 in)
198884.3 mm (3.3 in)
198949.5 mm (1.9 in)
199082.0 mm (3.2 in)
199158.7 mm (2.3 in)
199256.6 mm (2.2 in)
199370.4 mm (2.8 in)
199475.4 mm (3.0 in)
199574.7 mm (2.9 in)
199665.0 mm (2.6 in)
199775.7 mm (3.0 in)
1998150.6 mm (5.9 in)
199963.2 mm (2.5 in)
200073.9 mm (2.9 in)
200148.3 mm (1.9 in)
200257.7 mm (2.3 in)
200382.8 mm (3.3 in)
200468.3 mm (2.7 in)
200579.8 mm (3.1 in)
200671.1 mm (2.8 in)
200791.4 mm (3.6 in)
200887.1 mm (3.4 in)
2009101.3 mm (4.0 in)
201057.9 mm (2.3 in)
201141.1 mm (1.6 in)
201245.2 mm (1.8 in)
201363.2 mm (2.5 in)
201446.7 mm (1.8 in)
2015196.6 mm (7.7 in)
2016178.1 mm (7.0 in)
201782.0 mm (3.2 in)
201865.3 mm (2.6 in)
2019102.9 mm (4.1 in)
202058.7 mm (2.3 in)
202175.4 mm (3.0 in)
2022106.9 mm (4.2 in)
202359.4 mm (2.3 in)
202464.8 mm (2.6 in)
202559.2 mm (2.3 in)
202668.6 mm (2.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Saluda by year The wettest five days of the year at Saluda, 1902 to 2026. The record is 278.8 mm (11.0 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.0 mm (4.4 in). 0100200300192019401960198020002020Record: 278.8 mm (11.0 in) in 1929
The wettest five days of the year at Saluda, 1902 to 2026. The record is 278.8 mm (11.0 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.0 mm (4.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Saluda by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190283.8 mm (3.3 in)
1903135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1904137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1905117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1906135.9 mm (5.4 in)
190789.9 mm (3.5 in)
1908106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1909115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1910139.4 mm (5.5 in)
191185.1 mm (3.4 in)
1912113.0 mm (4.4 in)
191342.9 mm (1.7 in)
191488.4 mm (3.5 in)
191574.7 mm (2.9 in)
191680.0 mm (3.1 in)
191780.4 mm (3.2 in)
191875.0 mm (3.0 in)
1919226.4 mm (8.9 in)
192084.3 mm (3.3 in)
192164.3 mm (2.5 in)
1922136.1 mm (5.4 in)
192372.4 mm (2.9 in)
1924116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1925145.8 mm (5.7 in)
192686.8 mm (3.4 in)
1927119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1928221.0 mm (8.7 in)
1929278.8 mm (11.0 in)
1930101.6 mm (4.0 in)
193162.4 mm (2.5 in)
1932100.4 mm (4.0 in)
193395.8 mm (3.8 in)
1934114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1935175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1936163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1937153.1 mm (6.0 in)
1938117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1939139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1940223.8 mm (8.8 in)
1941105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1942100.8 mm (4.0 in)
194393.9 mm (3.7 in)
1944148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1945225.8 mm (8.9 in)
1946137.1 mm (5.4 in)
194772.4 mm (2.9 in)
1948164.0 mm (6.5 in)
1949120.9 mm (4.8 in)
195086.1 mm (3.4 in)
195167.1 mm (2.6 in)
195284.6 mm (3.3 in)
195395.8 mm (3.8 in)
195470.9 mm (2.8 in)
1955126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1956157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1957106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1958154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1959205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1960120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1961115.8 mm (4.6 in)
196292.1 mm (3.6 in)
1963101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1964245.4 mm (9.7 in)
1965184.0 mm (7.2 in)
196686.6 mm (3.4 in)
1967132.2 mm (5.2 in)
1968134.8 mm (5.3 in)
1969159.7 mm (6.3 in)
1970134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1971109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1972127.0 mm (5.0 in)
197391.3 mm (3.6 in)
197481.7 mm (3.2 in)
1975152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1976154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1977101.8 mm (4.0 in)
197875.7 mm (3.0 in)
197991.7 mm (3.6 in)
1980165.5 mm (6.5 in)
1981107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1982123.7 mm (4.9 in)
198393.0 mm (3.7 in)
1984109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1985138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1986169.0 mm (6.7 in)
198792.3 mm (3.6 in)
1988125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1989127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1990165.0 mm (6.5 in)
199197.8 mm (3.9 in)
199297.3 mm (3.8 in)
199383.8 mm (3.3 in)
1994195.4 mm (7.7 in)
1995107.5 mm (4.2 in)
199676.2 mm (3.0 in)
1997133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1998154.4 mm (6.1 in)
199998.3 mm (3.9 in)
2000116.3 mm (4.6 in)
200168.6 mm (2.7 in)
200272.9 mm (2.9 in)
2003112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2004100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2005130.6 mm (5.1 in)
200688.1 mm (3.5 in)
2007101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2008112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2009112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2010122.1 mm (4.8 in)
201182.8 mm (3.3 in)
201278.9 mm (3.1 in)
2013154.8 mm (6.1 in)
2014100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2015260.3 mm (10.2 in)
2016178.1 mm (7.0 in)
201788.8 mm (3.5 in)
201895.4 mm (3.8 in)
2019181.7 mm (7.2 in)
202099.9 mm (3.9 in)
2021183.6 mm (7.2 in)
2022119.2 mm (4.7 in)
2023117.6 mm (4.6 in)
202492.7 mm (3.6 in)
2025128.1 mm (5.0 in)
2026177.3 mm (7.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Saluda by year The longest dry spell of the year at Saluda, 1902 to 2026. The record is 48 days in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days. 0204060192019401960198020002020Record: 48 days in 1934
The longest dry spell of the year at Saluda, 1902 to 2026. The record is 48 days in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Saluda by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190214 days
190320 days
190435 days
190519 days
190622 days
190727 days
190820 days
190928 days
191026 days
191131 days
191220 days
19136 days
191427 days
191522 days
191622 days
191719 days
191821 days
191932 days
192026 days
192122 days
19229 days
192325 days
192425 days
192518 days
192618 days
192720 days
192815 days
192914 days
193018 days
193131 days
193218 days
193316 days
193448 days
193538 days
193643 days
193718 days
193823 days
193948 days
194021 days
194126 days
194231 days
194347 days
194426 days
194530 days
194618 days
194723 days
194822 days
194924 days
195027 days
195133 days
195232 days
195338 days
195425 days
195531 days
195625 days
195718 days
195826 days
195917 days
196022 days
196141 days
196216 days
196319 days
196419 days
196518 days
196613 days
196719 days
196818 days
196929 days
197030 days
197119 days
197216 days
197330 days
197422 days
197519 days
197621 days
197722 days
197837 days
197918 days
198033 days
198123 days
198213 days
198320 days
198426 days
198523 days
198625 days
198726 days
198814 days
198916 days
199017 days
199129 days
199219 days
199323 days
199417 days
199523 days
199622 days
199721 days
199826 days
199931 days
200039 days
200126 days
200216 days
200315 days
200418 days
200541 days
200614 days
200724 days
200836 days
200914 days
201035 days
201119 days
201234 days
201324 days
201419 days
201526 days
201634 days
201726 days
201818 days
201926 days
202018 days
202116 days
202219 days
202323 days
202429 days
202532 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

94 years with a frost

Across 94 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Saluda falls on 2 April and the median first autumn frost on 31 October, which leaves a median of 210 days between them.

In 1996 to 2025 the median growing season was 213 days. That is 3 days more than in 1903 to 1946.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Saluda
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1903 to 1946)Recent period (1996 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost2 April4 April30 March5 days earlier-0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost31 October29 October2 November4 days later+0.4 days per decade
Growing days210 days210 days213 days3 days more+1.0 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

105 years, 1904 to 2025

A day with at least 69.7 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 191.6 mm (7.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Saluda: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years69.7 mm (2.7 in)
5 years91.6 mm (3.6 in)
10 years109.7 mm (4.3 in)
25 years137.4 mm (5.4 in)
50 years162.4 mm (6.4 in)
100 years191.6 mm (7.5 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 105 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: 196.6 mm (7.7 in) in 2015; 181.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1929; 178.1 mm (7.0 in) in 2016.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Saluda, at 2005. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2005 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Saluda, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
2005-0.3-0.5likely5

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, Saluda had a mean temperature of 17.2 C (63.0 F) and 1,198.6 mm (47.2 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Cotton Valley 5 NNW (United States, 1,091 km away), Mineola 8 ENE (United States, 1,270 km away) and Gilmer 4 WNW (United States, 1,240 km away).

Climate twins of Saluda: 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
Cotton Valley 5 NNWUnited States1,091 km (678 mi)17.4 C (63.2 F)1,274.8 mm (50.2 in)0.63
Mineola 8 ENEUnited States1,270 km (789 mi)17.3 C (63.1 F)1,162.5 mm (45.8 in)0.63
Gilmer 4 WNWUnited States1,240 km (771 mi)17.3 C (63.2 F)1,160.3 mm (45.7 in)0.64

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 Saluda standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Saluda 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-16).