South Carolina January Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of January in South Carolina for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest January in South Carolina History?

1925 was the wettest January in South Carolina history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 8.39 inches.

What Was the Driest January in South Carolina History?

1907 was the driest January in South Carolina history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.75 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	17	5.77
2022	48	4.17
2021	33	4.67
2020	49	4.12
2019	63	3.60
2018	87	2.82
2017	27	4.88
2016	86	2.83
2015	65	3.56
2014	80	3.15
2013	96	2.48
2012	104	2.19
2011	111	1.87
2010	25	4.92
2009	105	2.05
2008	84	2.88
2007	60	3.66
2006	73	3.29
2005	106	2.02
2004	115	1.77
2003	116	1.76
2002	67	3.49
2001	107	2.02
2000	16	5.80
1999	21	5.37
1998	3	7.41
1997	44	4.24
1996	55	3.87
1995	18	5.72
1994	35	4.63
1993	4	7.12
1992	59	3.78
1991	7	6.72
1990	62	3.64
1989	103	2.21
1988	57	3.84
1987	6	6.80
1986	120	1.69
1985	79	3.18
1984	42	4.35
1983	37	4.50
1982	23	5.30
1981	128	0.78
1980	28	4.86
1979	24	5.22
1978	9	6.41
1977	74	3.28
1976	70	3.45
1975	20	5.52
1974	34	4.64
1973	31	4.73
1972	19	5.71
1971	40	4.45
1970	91	2.74
1969	89	2.78
1968	47	4.18
1967	51	4.08
1966	12	5.99
1965	122	1.64
1964	5	7.03
1963	29	4.80
1962	22	5.34
1961	92	2.69
1960	13	5.94
1959	78	3.21
1958	45	4.23
1957	97	2.47
1956	118	1.74
1955	46	4.23
1954	77	3.23
1953	76	3.27
1952	102	2.36
1951	125	1.36
1950	109	1.95
1949	110	1.95
1948	53	3.94
1947	32	4.69
1946	58	3.79
1945	100	2.38
1944	61	3.65
1943	30	4.77
1942	93	2.62
1941	121	1.65
1940	68	3.48
1939	85	2.87
1938	124	1.41
1937	11	6.12
1936	8	6.72
1935	99	2.43
1934	117	1.75
1933	90	2.75
1932	38	4.46
1931	94	2.53
1930	39	4.46
1929	50	4.12
1928	126	1.28
1927	127	0.93
1926	14	5.94
1925	1	8.39
1924	43	4.26
1923	88	2.79
1922	72	3.36
1921	66	3.51
1920	75	3.28
1919	56	3.87
1918	52	4.01
1917	69	3.47
1916	114	1.81
1915	10	6.21
1914	95	2.53
1913	71	3.45
1912	26	4.89
1911	119	1.73
1910	83	3.05
1909	123	1.57
1908	41	4.41
1907	129	0.75
1906	15	5.84
1905	108	1.99
1904	82	3.08
1903	54	3.88
1902	112	1.86
1901	64	3.60
1900	98	2.47
1899	36	4.56
1898	113	1.84
1897	101	2.38
1896	81	3.12
1895	2	7.58