Is this weather normal in Marion County?

South Carolina · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Marion County is in extreme drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -4.0. The last 12 months brought 36.2 inches of rain and snow there, 74% of the usual 49.2.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 72°, lows near 48°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Marion County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: -2.2°OctNov: +1.5°NovDec: -2.8°DecJan 2026: -2.4°JanFeb: -3.1°FebMar: +4.8°MarApr: +2.8°AprMay: -0.7°MayJun: +0.6°JunJul: +2.2°JulAug: +2.1°AugSep: +2.1°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +2.7 inOctNov: -2.0 inNovDec: -0.7 inDecJan 2026: -1.6 inJanFeb: +0.1 inFebMar: -2.6 inMarApr: -2.5 inAprMay: +0.8 inMayJun: -2.0 inJunJul: -1.0 inJulAug: -0.2 inAugSep: -4.0 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Marion County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January57° / 35°3.4 in57.2° 197434.0° 1977
February61° / 37°3.2 in58.0° 201836.1° 1895
March68° / 43°3.5 in63.6° 194543.0° 1960
April76° / 51°3.3 in67.9° 200254.8° 1907
May83° / 59°3.7 in77.3° 189666.4° 1920
June89° / 68°4.9 in82.7° 195273.3° 1979
July92° / 71°5.3 in84.4° 199376.7° 1947
August90° / 70°6.0 in84.3° 200776.1° 1927
September85° / 65°5.4 in80.7° 192568.0° 1967
October76° / 53°3.7 in73.5° 191957.5° 1987
November67° / 43°3.1 in63.5° 198546.6° 1976
December60° / 37°3.6 in60.2° 201537.0° 1917

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

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