Bamberg County
Temperature Summary (1951-2006)
Highest Maximum: 107 F, August 21, 1983
Lowest Minimum: 2 F, January 21, 1985
Annual Average:
Maximum 75.6 F
Mean 64.3 F
Minimum 53.0 F
Precipitation Summary (1947-2006)
Highest Daily Rainfall: 8.45 inches, October 11, 1990
Annual Average Rainfall: 47.44 inches
Wettest Year: 80.06 inches, 1964
Driest Year: 27.89 inches, 1954
Mean Snowfall: 1 inch
Largest Snowfall: 19 inches, 1973
Extreme Events (*Data through August 2006)
11 Tornadoes (1950-2006)
Total cost of Tornadoes= $2.576,000
5 Injury from all the tornadoes
82 Wind Events (thunderstorm winds exceeding 60 miles per hour)
25 Hail Events (1955-2006)
Total damage= $0
1 Lightning Events
Total damage= $65,000
0 Lightning-related Injuries
0 Deaths from Lightning
Following data from 1993-2006
7 Total Floods
5 Flash Floods
1 River Floods
0 Urban Flood
4 Ice, Sleet or Snow
15 Extreme Cold Events
163 months in Moderate to extreme according to Palmer Drought severity index computed by regional drought monitor.
