What is the coldest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of South Carolina? This is a weather trivia question that people living in South Carolina or people thinking of visiting South Carolina
South Carolina is certainly not considered a cold weather state since it is located in the South. Despite that, the record coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of South Carolina is probably a lot colder than most people might imagine.
What is the Coldest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in South Carolina?
- -19 degrees below zero on January 21, 1985
The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the state of South Carolina is -19 degrees below zero. That record low temperature for South Carolina was recorded on January 21, 1985, at Caesars Head.
Caesars Head is a large rock outcropping that has an elevation of 3,208 feet in Caesars Head State Park located in northwestern South Carolina about 1 mile from the North Carolina border. In addition to Caesars Head rock outcropping there are six waterfalls in the park including 420 foot high Raven Cliff Falls.
How does a -19 degrees below zero record weather coldest temperature stack up vs the rest of the United States? It's ranks as the 44th coldest record weather temperature out of the 50 states, tied with Mississippi.
The coldest weather temperature ever recorded anywhere in the United States is -80 degrees below zero which occurred on January 23, 1971, in Prospect Creek, Alaska. The coldest weather temperature ever recorded in the lower 48 states is -70 degrees below zero which occurred on January 20, 1954, in Rogers Pass, Montana.
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