Aiken County
Temperature Summary (1945-2006)
Highest Maximum 109 F August 22, 1983
Lowest Minimum 4 F December 26, 1983, January 9,10 1970
Annual Average:
Maximum 77.2
Mean 64.2
Minimum 51.1
Precipitation Summary (1945-2006)
Highest Daily Rainfall 9.68 inches April 16, 1969
Annual Average Rainfall: 47.03 inches
Wettest Year: 71.36 inches, 1964
Driest Year: 21.06 inches, 1933
Mean Snowfall: .9 inches
Largest Snowfall: 15.0 inches 1973
Extreme Events (*Data through August 2006)
25 Tornadoes (1950-2006)
Total cost of tornadoes= $1.298 million
8 Injuries from all the tornadoes
191 Wind Events (thunderstorm winds exceeding 60 miles per hour)
96 Hail Events (1955-2006)
Total damage= $57,000
10 Lightning Events (1993-2006)
Total damage= $137,000
4 Lightning-related Injuries
0 Death from Lightning
Following data from 1993-2006
6 Total Floods
4 Flash Floods
1 River Floods
0 Urban Floods
1 Coastal Flooding
4 Ice, Sleet or Snow
15 Extreme Cold Events
186 Months in Moderate to extreme according to Palmer drought severity Index computed by regional drought monitor
