Beaufort County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Beaufort WWTP) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
74.8 F |
65.6 F |
56.4 F |
49.8 Inches |
2256 |
2024 |
| 1981-2010 |
76.7 F |
67.3 F |
57.8 F |
47.8 Inches |
2587 |
1758 |
| 1991-2020 |
76.8 F |
67.2 F |
57.6 F |
45.02 Inches |
2570 |
1732 |
Temperature Records (1893-2020)
Highest Maximum: 107 F, July 20, 1986; Hilton Head
Lowest Minimum: 4 F, January 21, 1985; Hilton Head
Precipitation Records (1899-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 10.84 inches, August 11, 1940; Beaufort WWTP
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 14.02 inches, October 8, 2016
Average Annual Rainfall: 48.82 inches
Wettest Year: 1964, 81.55 inches; Beaufort WWTP
Driest Year: 1934, 22.27 inches; Beaufort WWTP
Highest Daily Snowfall: 6.4 inches, February 10, 1973; Beaufort MCAS
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
26 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 16
- E/F1: 9
- E/F2: 1
- E/F3: 0
- E/F4: 0
- Period Of Record: 1950-2020
- Strongest: F2 on September 3, 1998
- Longest Path: 15 miles on September 3, 1998
- 1 tornado related fatality
- 5 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $1.6 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
420 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 403 Thunderstorm wind events
- 4 High wind events
- 13 Strong wind events
- 5 Wind-related fatalities
- 8 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $723,400
Hail (>1.0 inch)
74 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
44 Lightning events (1993-2020)
3 Lightning related fatalities
9 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $3.362 Million
Flood
61 Total Flood Events (1993-2016)
-
- 2 Flood Events
- 30 Coastal Flood Events
- 29 Flash Flood Events
- 0 Flood-related fatalities
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $80,500
Winter Weather-Related Events
8 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- 0 Winter storm events
- 2 Ice storm events
- 3 Heavy snow events
- 1 Frost/freeze event
- 1 Winter weather event
- 1 Cold/wind chill event
- 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
- 0 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $10,000
