WEST COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		63.5		45.1		47.9		54.9		63.4		71.6		78.3		81.5		80.4		74.6		63.8		54.2		46.7

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		75.4		56.5		60.1		67.6		76.6		83.9		89.6		92.3		90.8		85.2		76.4		67.2		58.4

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		51.7		33.7		35.8		42.3		50.3		59.2		67.1		70.8		70		63.9		51.2		41.3		34.9

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		107		84		84		91		94		101		107		107		107		101		101		90		83

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-1		-1		5		4		26		34		44		54		53		40		23		12		4

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		76.4		---		---		---		1.5		7.1		16.1		22.7		19.5		8.7		0.7		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		55.8		15.3		11.7		5.5		0.8		---		---		---		---		---		0.9		7.2		14.4

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		46.9		3.9		3.8		4.4		3.1		3.4		4.5		5.5		5.5		4		2.8		2.6		3.3

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		108		10		9		10		8		8		10		12		11		8		6		7		9

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		5.8		2.8		3.7		3.2		3		4.7		5.4		5.8		5		5.2		4.1		2.6		3.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		72		7		6		7		5		6		7		8		7		5		4		4		6

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		31		3		3		3		2		2		3		4		3		2		2		2		2

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		14		1		1		1		1		1		1		2		2		1		1		1		1

Most Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		70.5		9.3		8.7		10.9		6.8		9.4		14.8		17.5		16.7		8.8		12.1		7.2		9.3

Least Rain Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		27.4		0.8		0.9		0.6		0.3		0.3		0.5		0.6		0.2		---		---		0.4		0.3

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		1.6		0.4		0.8		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		18.2		4.3		16		4.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		9.1

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2649		665		514		317		108		18		---		---		---		5		138		323		561

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1966		8		---		13		48		201		372		490		456		281		86		11		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 62

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5283.2		---		---		151.9		402		669.6		849		976.5		942.4		738		427.8		126		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.7		11.4		12.4		13.5		14.4		14.9		14.6		13.8		12.8		11.7		10.8		10.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		2.6		3.3		4.3		5.5		5.9		5.9		5.8		5.2		4.5		3.8		2.9		2.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		1		1.3		1.6		2		2.3		2.5		2.4		2.2		1.8		1.3		1		0.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		3.7		4.2		4.9		5.5		5.4		5.2		5.2		5		4.8		4.8		4.1		3.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		3.8		4.1		4.8		5.6		5.4		5.2		5.1		4.6		4.6		4.9		4.4		4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		2.6		3.3		4.3		5.5		5.9		5.9		5.8		5.2		4.5		3.8		2.9		2.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		1		1.3		1.7		2.1		2.4		2.5		2.5		2.2		1.9		1.4		1.1		0.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.6		4.3		5.4		5.7		6.3		6.1		5.8		5.9		5.8		5.8		6.3		5.1		4.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.2		4.8		5.9		6		7.1		6.9		6.4		6.6		6.2		6.1		7.2		5.9		5.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.5		2		2.6		3.4		4.4		4.5		5.2		5.1		4.5		3.8		3.1		1.9		1.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.9		1.1		1.5		1.7		2.1		2.3		2.2		2		1.6		1		0.9		0.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		2.7		3.2		3.7		4.4		4.2		4.6		4.6		4.3		4		3.7		2.3		2.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.1		2.4		2.7		3		3.6		3.1		4		3.9		3.4		3.3		3.2		1.8		2.4