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South Carolina has a humid, subtropical climate; its summers are long
and hot, its winters brief and mild. The average temperature in Columbia,
SC ranges between 32 and 55 degrees F in January and between 70 degrees
and 90+ degrees F in July. Brief periods of colder weather generally
occur yearly in South Carolina. Most of South Carolina receives an average
of 49 inches of precipitation each year. Most precipitation takes the
form of rain, and most falls during springs and summers. The mountains
and upper Piedmont are the only areas where snow usually falls.
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