Climate · Lowrys

Lowrys, SC climate

Lowrys has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
90°
150th coolest of 475 South Carolina towns
January low
31°
48th coldest of 475 South Carolina towns
Rain + melted snow
44 in
19th driest of 475 South Carolina towns
Snow a winter
3 in
18th snowiest of 452 South Carolina towns
A normal year

What a year in Lowrys feels like

Winter

55° / 33°
Typical high / low · 1 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

73° / 48°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 3

Summer

89° / 67°
Typical high / low · 54 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

73° / 50°
Typical high / low · First frost around Nov 2
Best months to be outsideMarAprMaySepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Lowrys weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January53°31°3.8" 1.4"101 36° – 47°
February57°34°3.3" 0.8"90 38° – 54°
March65°40°4.0" 0.4"110 46° – 61°
April74°48°3.6" 090 57° – 65°
May81°57°3.5" 0100 64° – 73°
June87°65°4.0" 0110 72° – 80°
July90°69°3.7" 0100 77° – 84°
August89°68°4.1" 0100 75° – 84°
September83°62°3.6" 080 69° – 78°
October73°50°3.1" 070 58° – 66°
November63°39°3.3" 080 46° – 56°
December55°34°3.8" 0.3"100 35° – 54°
Year72°50°43.7"2.9"1121

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Lowrys

Lowrys gets 44 inches of rain and melted snow a year. August is the wettest month and October the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 112 days a year.

44 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 64% of U.S. towns
3 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 82% of U.S. towns
1 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 78% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.1"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
1.4"
Frost & the growing season

About 213 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 3 and the first one by November 2. That leaves about 213 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 79% of U.S. towns.

83
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
0
nights below 0° in a normal year
54
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Lowrys

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Lowrys, 66% of that work is heating and 34% is cooling.

66%heating
3,303 heating degree daysLess heating than 83% of U.S. towns
1,668 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 83% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Compared with other towns

How Lowrys compares

Summer heat90° July high
Hotter than 81% of U.S. towns150th coolest of 475 South Carolina towns
Winter cold31° January low
Milder than 83% of U.S. towns48th coldest of 475 South Carolina towns
Precipitation44" a year
Wetter than 64% of U.S. towns19th driest of 475 South Carolina towns
Snow3" a winter
Less snow than 82% of U.S. towns18th snowiest of 452 South Carolina towns
Growing season213 frost-free days
Longer than 79% of U.S. towns55th shortest of 475 South Carolina towns
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Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+0.8°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Lowrys averaged 0.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+1.8°). The shift is smaller than in 87% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.3° now 44°, was 43°
🌷 Spring+0.8° now 61°, was 60°
☀️ Summer+0.6° now 78°, was 77°
🍂 Fall+0.3° now 62°, was 61°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Lowrys’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 35° to 54°. July is the most reliable, staying within 7°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Lowrys’s climate

What is the coldest month in Lowrys?

January, with a typical high of 53° and a low of 31°.

What is the hottest month in Lowrys?

July, with a typical high of 90° and a low of 69°. About 54 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Lowrys get?

About 3 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Lowrys?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 2, and the last spring frost by April 3.

What is the rainiest month in Lowrys?

August, with 4.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 44 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Lowrys itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Santuck, SC (20 mi, snow) and Chester 1 Se, SC (9 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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