Caesars Head
Caesars Head | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,215 feet (980 m) |
Coordinates | 35°6′20″N 82°37′39″W / 35.10556°N 82.62750°W[1] |
Geography | |
Caesars Head is a mountain within Caesars Head State Park in northern Greenville County, South Carolina. The summit has an elevation of 3,215 feet (980 m).[1] The radio tower for TV station WYFF is nearby.[citation needed] Housing developments on top of the mountain are part of the Caesars Head census-designated place.
Climate[edit]
Caesars Head has an oceanic climate (Cfb), a rarity for South Carolina, due to its high elevation, with warm summers and mild winters.
Climate data for Caesars Head, South Carolina (3,200 ft or 980 m[2] AMSL), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1925–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 73 (23) | 73 (23) | 85 (29) | 90 (32) | 98 (37) | 97 (36) | 99 (37) | 99 (37) | 98 (37) | 89 (32) | 79 (26) | 75 (24) | 99 (37) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 61.8 (16.6) | 64.6 (18.1) | 74.5 (23.6) | 79.2 (26.2) | 81.3 (27.4) | 84.4 (29.1) | 85.0 (29.4) | 83.7 (28.7) | 79.8 (26.6) | 74.9 (23.8) | 69.1 (20.6) | 62.1 (16.7) | 87.0 (30.6) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 44.8 (7.1) | 48.3 (9.1) | 55.9 (13.3) | 65.0 (18.3) | 70.0 (21.1) | 75.0 (23.9) | 77.6 (25.3) | 76.2 (24.6) | 71.1 (21.7) | 62.9 (17.2) | 54.9 (12.7) | 47.6 (8.7) | 62.4 (16.9) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 36.3 (2.4) | 39.3 (4.1) | 46.3 (7.9) | 54.7 (12.6) | 61.6 (16.4) | 67.7 (19.8) | 70.7 (21.5) | 69.4 (20.8) | 64.3 (17.9) | 55.3 (12.9) | 46.6 (8.1) | 39.9 (4.4) | 54.3 (12.4) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 27.9 (−2.3) | 30.3 (−0.9) | 36.6 (2.6) | 44.4 (6.9) | 53.2 (11.8) | 60.4 (15.8) | 63.9 (17.7) | 62.6 (17.0) | 57.6 (14.2) | 47.8 (8.8) | 38.2 (3.4) | 32.1 (0.1) | 46.3 (7.9) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 9.1 (−12.7) | 13.2 (−10.4) | 18.2 (−7.7) | 28.9 (−1.7) | 40.0 (4.4) | 51.1 (10.6) | 57.7 (14.3) | 56.1 (13.4) | 46.3 (7.9) | 33.0 (0.6) | 22.4 (−5.3) | 16.0 (−8.9) | 5.9 (−14.5) |
Record low °F (°C) | −19 (−28) | −6 (−21) | 1 (−17) | 17 (−8) | 23 (−5) | 30 (−1) | 42 (6) | 45 (7) | 28 (−2) | 23 (−5) | −1 (−18) | −5 (−21) | −19 (−28) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 6.02 (153) | 4.82 (122) | 5.17 (131) | 5.93 (151) | 6.11 (155) | 6.93 (176) | 7.02 (178) | 6.97 (177) | 6.62 (168) | 5.60 (142) | 5.93 (151) | 7.08 (180) | 74.20 (1,885) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 2.7 (6.9) | 1.6 (4.1) | 0.3 (0.76) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 2.6 (6.6) | 7.3 (19) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 9.4 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 14.1 | 16.9 | 15.3 | 9.7 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 135.7 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
Source: NOAA[3][4] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "CAESARS HEAD, SOUTH CAROLINA (381256) Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ "Station: Caesars Head, SC". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 14, 2021.