Abbeville County
Temperature Summary (1917-2006)
Highest Maximum: 111 F, September 8 ,1925
Lowest Minimum: -2 F, January 26, 1940, -2 January 21,22, 1985
Annual Average:
Maximum 73.5 F
Mean 61.5
Minimum 49.5
Precipitation Summary (1899-2006)
Highest Daily Rainfall: 7.06 Inches, August 13, 1940
Annual Average Rainfall: 47.53 Inches
Wettest Year: 1964, 71.77 Inches
Driest Year: 1954, 28.60 Inches
Mean Snowfall: 1.2 Inches
Largest Snowfall: 11.5 inches, 1935-36
Extreme Events (*Data Through August 2006)
8 Tornadoes (1950-2006)
Total cost of tornadoes =$28.566 million
63 Injuries from all the tornadoes
7 deaths from all the tornadoes
96 Wind Events (thunderstorm winds exceeding 60 miles per hour)
24 Hail Events (1955-2006)
6 Lightning Events (1956-2000)
Total Damage =$400,000
1 Lightning-related Injury
1 Death from Lightning
Following data from (1993-2006)
21 Total Floods
8 Flash Floods
13 River Floods
0 Urban Floods
29 Ice, Sleet or Snow Events
17 Extreme Cold Events
186 Months in Moderate to extreme according to Palmer Drought secerity index computed by regional drought monitor.
