Bamberg County

30 Year Climate Normals (Bamberg)
Max Temp. Mean Temp. Min Temp. Precip CDD HDD
1971-2000 75.0 F 64.1 F 53.1 F 48.6 Inches 1965 2297
1981-2010 76.8 F 65.1 F 53.3 F 45.8 Inches 2166 3099
1991-2020 75.1 F 64.4 F 63.7 F 48.54 Inches 2094 2284

Temperature Records (1952-2020)


Highest Maximum: 109 F, July 24, 1952; Bamberg
Lowest Minimum: : 2 F, January 21, 1985; Bamberg

Precipitation Records (1952-2020)


Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 8.45 inches, October 11, 1990; Branchville 6 SW
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 7.46 inches, September 3, 2016; Denmark 2.8 WNW
Annual Average Rainfall: 47.33 Inches
Wettest Year: 1964, 80.06 inches; Branchville 6 SW
Driest Year: 1954, 27.89 inches; Bamberg
Highest Daily Snowfall: 19 inches, February 10, 1973; Bamberg

Severe Weather Events- Countywide

Tornado

20 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
  • E/F0: 12
  • E/F1: 7
  • E/F2: 0
  • E/F3: 1
  • E/F4: 0
    • Period Of Record: 1950-2020
    Strongest: F3 on April 23, 1983
    Longest Path: 13.29 miles on May 20, 2008
    Widest Path: 1000 yards on January 21, 2017
    0 tornado related fatalities
    5 tornado related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $2.5 Million

    Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events

    131 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
  • 126 Thunderstorm wind events
  • 4 High wind events
  • 1 Strong wind event
    • 0 Wind-related fatalities
    0 Wind-related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $5.947 Million

    Hail (>1.0 inch)


    32 Hail events (1955-2020)

    Lightning


    1 Lightning event (1993-2020)
    0 Lightning related fatalities
    0 Lightning related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $15,000

    Flood

    7 Total Flood Events (1993-2016)
  • 1 Flood Event
  • 0 Coastal Flood Events
  • 6 Flash Flood Events
    • 0 Flood-related fatalities
    0 Flood-related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $13,000

    Winter Weather-Related Events

    11 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
  • 3 Winter storm events
  • 5 Ice storm events
  • 3 Heavy snow events
  • 0 Frost/freeze events
  • 0 Winter weather events
  • 0 Cold/wind chill events
    • 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
    1 Winter weather-related injury
    Total Damage Costs: $12,000