Caesars Head
{{Short description|Mountain in South Carolina, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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| photo = Caesars Head State Park view, June 2019.jpg
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| photo_caption = View from Caesars Head, 2019
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Caesars Head is a mountain within Caesars Head State Park in northern Greenville County, South Carolina. The summit has an elevation of {{convert|3215|ft|m}}.{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic|title=Geographic Names Information System|accessdate=2008-01-31|publisher=United States Geological Survey}} The radio tower for TV station WYFF is nearby.{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} 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.
{{Weather box|width=auto
|single line= y
|location=Caesars Head, South Carolina ({{convert|3200|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}{{Cite web |url= http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?sc1256|title= CAESARS HEAD, SOUTH CAROLINA (381256) Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary |publisher= Western Regional Climate Center|accessdate=September 28, 2014 }} AMSL), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1925–present
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan record high F = 73
|Feb record high F = 74
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 90
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 97
|Jul record high F = 99
|Aug record high F = 99
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 89
|Nov record high F = 79
|Dec record high F = 75
|year record high F = 99
|Jan avg record high F = 61.8
|Feb avg record high F = 64.6
|Mar avg record high F = 74.5
|Apr avg record high F = 79.2
|May avg record high F = 81.3
|Jun avg record high F = 84.4
|Jul avg record high F = 85.0
|Aug avg record high F = 83.7
|Sep avg record high F = 79.8
|Oct avg record high F = 74.9
|Nov avg record high F = 69.1
|Dec avg record high F = 62.1
|year avg record high F = 87.0
|Jan high F = 44.8
|Feb high F = 48.3
|Mar high F = 55.9
|Apr high F = 65.0
|May high F = 70.0
|Jun high F = 75.0
|Jul high F = 77.6
|Aug high F = 76.2
|Sep high F = 71.1
|Oct high F = 62.9
|Nov high F = 54.9
|Dec high F = 47.6
|year high F = 62.4
|Jan mean F = 36.3
|Feb mean F = 39.3
|Mar mean F = 46.3
|Apr mean F = 54.7
|May mean F = 61.6
|Jun mean F = 67.7
|Jul mean F = 70.7
|Aug mean F = 69.4
|Sep mean F = 64.3
|Oct mean F = 55.3
|Nov mean F = 46.6
|Dec mean F = 39.9
|year mean F = 54.3
|Jan low F = 27.9
|Feb low F = 30.3
|Mar low F = 36.6
|Apr low F = 44.4
|May low F = 53.2
|Jun low F = 60.4
|Jul low F = 63.9
|Aug low F = 62.6
|Sep low F = 57.6
|Oct low F = 47.8
|Nov low F = 38.2
|Dec low F = 32.1
|year low F = 46.3
|Jan avg record low F = 9.1
|Feb avg record low F = 13.2
|Mar avg record low F = 18.2
|Apr avg record low F = 28.9
|May avg record low F = 40.0
|Jun avg record low F = 51.1
|Jul avg record low F = 57.7
|Aug avg record low F = 56.1
|Sep avg record low F = 46.3
|Oct avg record low F = 33.0
|Nov avg record low F = 22.4
|Dec avg record low F = 16.0
|year avg record low F = 5.9
|Jan record low F = −19
|Feb record low F = -6
|Mar record low F = 1
|Apr record low F = 17
|May record low F = 23
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 42
|Aug record low F = 45
|Sep record low F = 28
|Oct record low F = 23
|Nov record low F = -1
|Dec record low F = -5
|year record low F = −19
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 6.02
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.82
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.17
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.93
|May precipitation inch = 6.11
|Jun precipitation inch = 6.93
|Jul precipitation inch = 7.02
|Aug precipitation inch = 6.97
|Sep precipitation inch = 6.62
|Oct precipitation inch = 5.60
|Nov precipitation inch = 5.93
|Dec precipitation inch = 7.08
|year precipitation inch = 74.20
|Jan snow inch = 2.7
|Feb snow inch = 1.6
|Mar snow inch = 0.3
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.1
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.0
|Dec snow inch = 2.6
|year snow inch = 7.3
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 9.4
|Feb precipitation days = 9.8
|Mar precipitation days = 11.0
|Apr precipitation days = 10.5
|May precipitation days = 11.2
|Jun precipitation days = 14.1
|Jul precipitation days = 16.9
|Aug precipitation days = 15.3
|Sep precipitation days = 9.7
|Oct precipitation days = 8.2
|Nov precipitation days = 9.6
|Dec precipitation days = 10.0
|year precipitation days = 135.7
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.7
|Feb snow days = 0.9
|Mar snow days = 0.4
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.6
|year snow days = 2.6
|source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=gsp
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = May 14, 2021}}
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00381256&format=pdf
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| title = Station: Caesars Head, SC
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| access-date = May 14, 2021}}
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See also
References
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{{Mountains of South Carolina}}
Category:Protected areas of Greenville County, South Carolina
Category:Mountains of South Carolina
Category:Landforms of Greenville County, South Carolina
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