Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wedgefield (USC00389039), South Carolina, United States, with 88 years of record.
Key Facts for Wedgefield
Wedgefield (USC00389039) is a weather station in South Carolina, United States at 33.90 latitude and -80.52 longitude, 76 m (250 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1922 to 2009, 88 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wedgefield still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wedgefield set a daily record low maximum temperature of 24.4 C (75.9 F) on 2 September 2009.
About the Station
Location: South Carolina, United States, 33.90 latitude, -80.52 longitude.
Elevation: 76 m (250 ft).
Period of record: 1922 to 2009, 88 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Wedgefield. 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 Wedgefield, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
11.1 C (52.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
12.2 C (54.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.2 C (108.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Wedgefield still stand. 1925 holds the most, with 65.
Standing records at Wedgefield by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1922
6
1923
31
1924
26
1925
65
1926
42
1927
50
1928
17
1929
23
1930
8
1931
29
1932
31
1933
37
1934
29
1935
36
1936
30
1937
31
1938
24
1939
27
1940
41
1941
22
1942
24
1943
46
1944
16
1945
27
1946
27
1947
18
1948
20
1949
6
1950
24
1951
16
1952
2
1986
11
1987
10
1988
45
1989
39
1990
21
1991
18
1992
23
1993
31
1994
15
1995
17
1996
30
1997
35
1998
39
1999
34
2000
41
2001
35
2002
42
2003
21
2004
20
2005
23
2006
17
2007
33
2008
19
2009
14
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Wedgefield between 11 October 1990 and 24 January 2003. Each dot is a new record.
When Wedgefield set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1990-10-11
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 208.3 mm (8.2 in)
2003-01-24
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -13.3 C (8.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 208.3 mm (8.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wedgefield. The most was 208.3 mm (8.2 in) on 11 October 1990.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Wedgefield
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
6 January 1993
Feb
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
26 February 1939
Mar
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
20 March 2003
Apr
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2 April 1936
May
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
6 May 1991
Jun
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
13 June 2001
Jul
158.8 mm (6.3 in)
8 July 1943
Aug
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
13 August 1992
Sep
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
18 September 1928
Oct
208.3 mm (8.2 in)
11 October 1990
Nov
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
3 November 1947
Dec
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
4 December 1941
Period of Record Coverage
1922 to 2009
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
55 years of record at Wedgefield, 1922 to 2009. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1922, 1924, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1948, 1949 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 36 complete years at Wedgefield, 1923 to 2008. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.7 C (63.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1988, at 16.0 C (60.7 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 19.0 C (66.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Wedgefield as warming stripes, 1923 to 2008
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1923
18.2 C
+0.47 C
1925
18.7 C
+0.92 C
1927
18.8 C
+1.07 C
1928
17.7 C
-0.01 C
1932
18.3 C
+0.55 C
1933
18.7 C
+0.96 C
1934
17.6 C
-0.12 C
1935
17.5 C
-0.20 C
1936
17.7 C
-0.07 C
1937
17.3 C
-0.44 C
1938
18.4 C
+0.68 C
1939
18.4 C
+0.65 C
1940
16.6 C
-1.12 C
1941
17.8 C
+0.05 C
1942
18.0 C
+0.25 C
1943
17.8 C
+0.03 C
1945
18.3 C
+0.52 C
1946
18.1 C
+0.32 C
1947
17.6 C
-0.17 C
1987
17.4 C
-0.37 C
1988
16.0 C
-1.77 C
1989
16.3 C
-1.46 C
1990
19.0 C
+1.28 C
1991
18.2 C
+0.42 C
1992
17.2 C
-0.51 C
1993
17.7 C
-0.07 C
1994
17.6 C
-0.19 C
1995
17.5 C
-0.28 C
1997
17.5 C
-0.28 C
2000
16.9 C
-0.86 C
2001
17.4 C
-0.32 C
2003
17.4 C
-0.39 C
2004
17.9 C
+0.13 C
2005
17.7 C
-0.02 C
2007
18.4 C
+0.61 C
2008
17.4 C
-0.37 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.08 C (0.01 to 0.15) per decade over 1923 to 2008. In Fahrenheit: 0.14 F (0.02 to 0.27) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 36 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Wedgefield
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.08 C (-0.15 to -0.01) per decade
-0.14 F (-0.27 to -0.02) per decade
1923 to 2008
36
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.08 C (-0.15 to 0.00) per decade
-0.14 F (-0.28 to 0.00) per decade
1923 to 2008
36
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.08 C (-0.15 to -0.01) per decade
-0.14 F (-0.28 to -0.01) per decade
1923 to 2008
36
Fall
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
1922 to 2009
Yearly extremes at Wedgefield: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1925
37.8 C (100.0 F)
55
Coldest night (TNn)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2003
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
55
Wettest day (Rx1day)
208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1990
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
55
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
294.4 mm (11.6 in)
1990
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
55
Longest dry spell (CDD)
48 days
1939
20 days
55
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Wedgefield, 1922 to 2009. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Wedgefield by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1922
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1923
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1924
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1925
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1926
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1927
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1928
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1929
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1930
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1931
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1932
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1933
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1934
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1935
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1936
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1937
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1939
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1940
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1941
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1943
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1945
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1947
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1951
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1952
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1986
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1987
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1989
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1990
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1994
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1997
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2001
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2002
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2003
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2005
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2007
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009
36.1 C (97.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Wedgefield, 1922 to 2009. The record is -13.3 C (8.1 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.9 C (16.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Wedgefield by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1922
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1923
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1924
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1925
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1926
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1927
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1928
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1929
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1930
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1931
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1932
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1933
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1934
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1935
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1936
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1937
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1938
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1939
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1940
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1941
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1942
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1943
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1944
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1945
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1946
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1947
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1948
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1949
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1950
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1951
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1952
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1986
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1987
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1988
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1989
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1990
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1991
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1992
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1993
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1994
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1995
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1996
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1997
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1998
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1999
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2000
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2001
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2002
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2003
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2004
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2005
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2006
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2007
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2008
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2009
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Wedgefield, 1922 to 2009. The record is 208.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.6 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wedgefield by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1922
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1923
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1924
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1925
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1926
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1927
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1928
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1929
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1930
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1932
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1933
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1934
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1935
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1936
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1937
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1938
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1939
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1940
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1941
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1942
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1943
158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1944
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1945
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1946
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1947
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1948
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1949
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1950
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1951
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1952
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1986
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1987
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1988
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1989
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1990
208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1991
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1992
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1993
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1994
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1996
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1997
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1998
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1999
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2000
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2001
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
2002
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2003
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2004
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2005
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2006
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2007
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2008
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2009
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Wedgefield, 1922 to 2009. The record is 294.4 mm (11.6 in) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 104.1 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wedgefield by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1922
93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1923
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1924
167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1925
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1926
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1927
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1928
195.6 mm (7.7 in)
1929
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1930
52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1931
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1932
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1933
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1934
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1935
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1936
151.2 mm (6.0 in)
1937
128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1938
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1939
157.3 mm (6.2 in)
1940
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1941
223.6 mm (8.8 in)
1942
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1943
92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1944
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1945
244.1 mm (9.6 in)
1946
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1947
95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1948
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1949
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1950
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1951
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1952
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1986
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1987
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1988
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1989
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1990
294.4 mm (11.6 in)
1991
178.9 mm (7.0 in)
1992
181.7 mm (7.2 in)
1993
156.1 mm (6.1 in)
1994
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1995
135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1996
105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1997
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1998
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1999
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2000
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
2001
198.8 mm (7.8 in)
2002
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2003
103.2 mm (4.1 in)
2004
108.6 mm (4.3 in)
2005
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
2006
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
2007
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
2008
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2009
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Wedgefield, 1922 to 2009. The record is 48 days in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wedgefield by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1922
32 days
1923
30 days
1924
25 days
1925
30 days
1926
29 days
1927
20 days
1928
23 days
1929
24 days
1930
19 days
1931
29 days
1932
17 days
1933
33 days
1934
23 days
1935
26 days
1936
39 days
1937
20 days
1938
29 days
1939
48 days
1940
31 days
1941
27 days
1942
32 days
1943
43 days
1944
20 days
1945
14 days
1946
15 days
1947
17 days
1948
16 days
1949
18 days
1950
19 days
1951
20 days
1952
9 days
1986
10 days
1987
26 days
1988
16 days
1989
22 days
1990
17 days
1991
19 days
1992
18 days
1993
21 days
1994
10 days
1995
18 days
1996
18 days
1997
12 days
1998
37 days
1999
23 days
2000
39 days
2001
39 days
2002
19 days
2003
18 days
2004
15 days
2005
34 days
2006
18 days
2007
30 days
2008
13 days
2009
17 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
36 years with a frost
Across 36 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Wedgefield falls on 21 March and the median first autumn frost on 9 November, which leaves a median of 228 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -3.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Wedgefield
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1934 to 2008)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
21 March
n/a
29 March
n/a
+2.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
9 November
n/a
9 November
n/a
-1.1 days per decade
Growing days
228 days
n/a
226 days
n/a
-3.4 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
41 years, 1924 to 2008
A day with at least 69.6 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 224.5 mm (8.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Wedgefield: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
5 years
93.3 mm (3.7 in)
10 years
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
25 years
149.2 mm (5.9 in)
50 years
182.8 mm (7.2 in)
Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years
224.5 mm (8.8 in)
Longer than the 41 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, 41 years of values from 1924 to 2008.
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: 208.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1990; 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 2001; 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1928.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.