South Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025
Dorchester County, SC
A 65.6°F / 48.5" normal · 2025 ran +0.4°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+0.8°F (64.1°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
12th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
52% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
65.6°F
annual mean · 48.5" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.4°F
66.0°F · 42.8" (88% of normal)
Warmest Year
67.4°F
2017 · coldest 62.3°F (1969)
Wettest Year
71.8in
1964 · driest 29.2" (1954)
Hottest Day
104.4°F
Jul 20 · 1986
Coldest Day
3.6°F
Jan 21 · 1985
Biggest Rain Day
9.29in
Oct 8 · 2016
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
—— 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.