Caesars Head facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Caesars Head |
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View from Caesars Head, 2019
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,215 feet (980 m) |
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). The radio tower for TV station WYFF is nearby. Housing developments on top of the mountain are part of the Caesars Head census-designated place.
Climate
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 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) |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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 |
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