Tilghman Forest Nurser Weather Records (USC00388621)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tilghman Forest Nurser (USC00388621), South Carolina, United States, with 35 years of record.

Key Facts for Tilghman Forest Nurser

Tilghman Forest Nurser (USC00388621) is a weather station in South Carolina, United States at 33.90 latitude and -80.50 longitude, 64 m (210 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1952 to 1986, 35 years of record.
1,464 records set at Tilghman Forest Nurser still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Tilghman Forest Nurser tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 22.8 C (73.0 F) on 2 September 1986.

About the Station

Location: South Carolina, United States, 33.90 latitude, -80.50 longitude.
Elevation: 64 m (210 ft).
Period of record: 1952 to 1986, 35 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Tilghman Forest Nurser. 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 Tilghman Forest Nurser, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.7 C (107.1 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.7 C (107.1 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.4 C (102.9 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Tilghman Forest Nurser still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 79.

Standing records at Tilghman Forest Nurser by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1952	34
1953	56
1954	79
1955	52
1956	52
1957	58
1958	49
1959	27
1960	39
1961	50
1962	41
1963	44
1964	48
1965	34
1966	36
1967	47
1968	33
1969	26
1970	47
1971	33
1972	38
1973	33
1974	57
1975	30
1976	56
1977	46
1978	36
1979	28
1980	29
1981	36
1982	30
1983	46
1984	39
1985	46
1986	29

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Tilghman Forest Nurser between 21 January 1985 and 27 August 1986. Each dot is a new record.

When Tilghman Forest Nurser set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1985-01-21	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -16.7 C (1.9 F)
1986-08-27	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 178.8 mm (7.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tilghman Forest Nurser. The most was 178.8 mm (7.0 in) on 22 June 1970.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Tilghman Forest Nurser
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 January 1978
Feb	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	2 February 1973
Mar	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	3 March 1971
Apr	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 April 1979
May	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	19 May 1969
Jun	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	22 June 1970
Jul	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	1 July 1959
Aug	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	31 August 1952
Sep	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	5 September 1979
Oct	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	15 October 1954
Nov	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	11 November 1979
Dec	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	16 December 1970

Period of Record Coverage

1952 to 1986

35 years of record at Tilghman Forest Nurser, 1952 to 1986. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1952, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1979, 1982, 1986.

Days with data per year at Tilghman Forest Nurser
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1952	201	55%	No
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	360	99%	Yes
1955	363	99%	Yes
1956	359	98%	Yes
1957	338	93%	Yes
1958	360	99%	Yes
1959	257	70%	No
1960	341	93%	Yes
1961	342	94%	Yes
1962	334	92%	Yes
1963	361	99%	Yes
1964	359	98%	Yes
1965	354	97%	Yes
1966	346	95%	Yes
1967	303	83%	No
1968	284	78%	No
1969	331	91%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	361	99%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	358	98%	Yes
1975	359	98%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	349	96%	Yes
1978	339	93%	Yes
1979	321	88%	No
1980	362	99%	Yes
1981	354	97%	Yes
1982	327	90%	No
1983	354	97%	Yes
1984	361	99%	Yes
1985	343	94%	Yes
1986	225	62%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Tilghman Forest Nurser
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 September 1986	Tilghman Forest Nurser, US	daily high min (Tie)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	tie	32 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1986	Tilghman Forest Nurser, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	21 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1986	Tilghman Forest Nurser, US	daily low min (Tie)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	tie	17 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1986	Tilghman Forest Nurser, US	all-time high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1986	Tilghman Forest Nurser, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1986	Tilghman Forest Nurser, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	13 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1986	Tilghman Forest Nurser, US	daily high min (Tie)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	tie	33 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1986	Tilghman Forest Nurser, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1986	Tilghman Forest Nurser, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1986	Tilghman Forest Nurser, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1986	Tilghman Forest Nurser, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	3 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1986	Tilghman Forest Nurser, US	daily high max (Tie)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	tie	32 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1986	Tilghman Forest Nurser, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1986	Tilghman Forest Nurser, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1986	Tilghman Forest Nurser, US	daily high min (Tie)	25.6 C (78.1 F)	tie	16 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1986	Tilghman Forest Nurser, US	daily high min (Tie)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	tie	32 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 1986	Tilghman Forest Nurser, US	daily high min (Tie)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	tie	16 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 1986	Tilghman Forest Nurser, US	daily high min (Tie)	25.0 C (77.0 F)	tie	25 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1986	Tilghman Forest Nurser, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1986	Tilghman Forest Nurser, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

24 complete years, 1953 to 1985

One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Tilghman Forest Nurser, 1953 to 1985. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.0 C (64.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1963, at 17.1 C (62.7 F), and the warmest was 1956, at 18.8 C (65.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Tilghman Forest Nurser as warming stripes, 1953 to 1985
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1953	18.8 C	+0.84 C
1954	18.5 C	+0.49 C
1955	18.2 C	+0.26 C
1956	18.8 C	+0.86 C
1958	17.1 C	-0.90 C
1960	17.1 C	-0.88 C
1963	17.1 C	-0.91 C
1964	17.7 C	-0.28 C
1965	18.2 C	+0.24 C
1966	17.3 C	-0.71 C
1970	17.9 C	-0.04 C
1971	18.0 C	+0.03 C
1972	17.9 C	-0.09 C
1973	18.2 C	+0.27 C
1974	18.5 C	+0.50 C
1975	18.6 C	+0.61 C
1976	17.1 C	-0.87 C
1978	17.7 C	-0.24 C
1980	18.0 C	-0.02 C
1981	17.7 C	-0.26 C
1982	18.3 C	+0.34 C
1983	17.7 C	-0.29 C
1984	18.4 C	+0.39 C
1985	18.6 C	+0.66 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

1952 to 1986

Yearly extremes at Tilghman Forest Nurser: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1954	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35
Coldest night (TNn)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	1985	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35
Wettest day (Rx1day)	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	1970	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	211.0 mm (8.3 in)	1979	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	35
Longest dry spell (CDD)	44 days	1976	24 days	35

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Tilghman Forest Nurser, 1952 to 1986. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Tilghman Forest Nurser by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1952	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1953	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1955	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1956	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1957	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1958	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1959	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1960	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1961	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1962	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1964	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1969	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1970	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1971	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1975	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1977	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1978	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1979	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1981	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1982	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1983	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1984	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1985	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1986	40.6 C (105.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Tilghman Forest Nurser, 1952 to 1986. The record is -16.7 C (1.9 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Tilghman Forest Nurser by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1952	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1953	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1954	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1955	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1956	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1957	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1958	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1959	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1960	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1961	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1962	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1963	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1964	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1965	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1966	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1967	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1968	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1969	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1970	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1971	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1972	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1973	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1974	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1975	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1976	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1977	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1978	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1979	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1980	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1981	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1982	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1983	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1984	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1985	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1986	-12.8 C (9.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Tilghman Forest Nurser, 1952 to 1986. The record is 178.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.7 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tilghman Forest Nurser by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1952	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1953	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1954	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1955	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1956	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1957	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1958	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1959	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1960	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1961	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1962	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1963	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1964	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1965	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1966	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1967	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1968	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1969	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1970	178.8 mm (7.0 in)
1971	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1972	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1973	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1974	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1975	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1976	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1977	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1978	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1979	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1980	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1982	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1983	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1984	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1985	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1986	46.7 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Tilghman Forest Nurser, 1952 to 1986. The record is 211.0 mm (8.3 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 121.4 mm (4.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tilghman Forest Nurser by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1952	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1953	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1954	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1955	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1956	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1957	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1958	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1959	173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1960	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1961	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1962	176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1963	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1964	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1965	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1966	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1967	137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1968	178.4 mm (7.0 in)
1969	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1970	192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1971	198.7 mm (7.8 in)
1972	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1973	178.4 mm (7.0 in)
1974	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1975	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1976	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1977	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1978	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1979	211.0 mm (8.3 in)
1980	133.2 mm (5.2 in)
1981	117.7 mm (4.6 in)
1982	137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1983	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1984	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1985	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1986	47.5 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Tilghman Forest Nurser, 1952 to 1986. The record is 44 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tilghman Forest Nurser by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1952	25 days
1953	20 days
1954	17 days
1955	20 days
1956	21 days
1957	12 days
1958	24 days
1959	11 days
1960	19 days
1961	29 days
1962	32 days
1963	20 days
1964	18 days
1965	21 days
1966	25 days
1967	27 days
1968	27 days
1969	28 days
1970	31 days
1971	20 days
1972	24 days
1973	27 days
1974	20 days
1975	17 days
1976	44 days
1977	23 days
1978	33 days
1979	17 days
1980	24 days
1981	37 days
1982	27 days
1983	26 days
1984	25 days
1985	17 days
1986	20 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

24 years with a frost

Across 24 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Tilghman Forest Nurser falls on 25 March and the median first autumn frost on 8 November, which leaves a median of 223 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Tilghman Forest Nurser
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1953 to 1985)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	25 March	n/a	25 March	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	8 November	n/a	8 November	n/a	n/a
Growing days	223 days	n/a	223 days	n/a	n/a

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

31 years, 1953 to 1985

A day with at least 76.4 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 187.0 mm (7.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Tilghman Forest Nurser: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
5 years	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
10 years	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
25 years	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
50 years	163.9 mm (6.5 in)	Longer than the 31 years of record
100 years	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	Longer than the 31 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, 31 years of values from 1953 to 1985.

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: 178.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1970; 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1969; 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1966.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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).