Anderson County
Temperature Summary (1901-2006)
Highest Maximum: 108 F, July 29, 1952
Lowest Minimum: -5 F, January 21, 1985
Annual Average:
Maximum: 72.4 F
Mean: 60.7 F
Minimum: 50.9 F
Precipitation Summary (1965-2006)
Highest Daily Rainfall: 12.81 inches, August 27, 1995
Annual Average Rainfall:50.04 inches
Wettest Year: 77.40 inches, 1964
Driest Year: 26.53 inches, 2000
Mean Snowfall: 3.6 inches
Largest Snowfall: 19.3 inches, 1971
Extreme Events (*Data through August 2006)
18 Tornadoes (1950-2006)
Total cost of Tornadoes= $8.605 million
7 Injuries from all the tornadoes
261 Wind Events (thunderstorm winds exceeding 60 miles per hour)
74 Hail Events (1955-2006)
Total damage= $100K
0 Deaths from Lightning
8 Lightning Events (1993-2006)
Total damage= $5.801 million
3 Lightning-related Injuries
Following data from 1993-2006
40 Total Floods
20 Flash Floods
14 River Floods
5 Urban Floods
1 coastal flooding
43 Ice, Sleet or Snow
23 Extreme Cold Events
196 Months in Moderate to extreme according to Palmer Drought severity index computed by regional drought monitor
