South Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Lancaster County, SC

A 43.2" / 61.7°F normal · 2025 ran 84% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 73% (17.98") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 2nd driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.3°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

43.2in
annual precipitation · 61.7°F

2025 vs Normal

84%
36.3" · 61.8°F (+0.1 vs normal)

Wettest Year

63.2in
1964

Driest Year

29.4in
2001

Biggest Rain Day

6.01in
Sep 4 · 1998

Warmest Year

63.3°F
2019

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

42°
J
47°
F
53°
M
61°
A
69°
M
76°
J
80°
J
78°
A
73°
S
62°
O
52°
N
46°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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