Beaufort County
Temperature Summary (1899-2006)
Highest Maximum: 108 F, June 3, 1985
Lowest Minimum: 0 F, January 21, 1985
Annual Average:
Maximum 76.0 F
Mean 66.2 F
Minimum 56.4 F
Precipitation Summary (1893-2006)
Highest Daily Rainfall: 10.84 inches, August 11, 1940
Annual Average Rainfall: 52.14 inches
Wettest Year: 81.55 inches, 1964
Driest Year: 22.27 inches, 1934
Mean Snowfall: .3 inches
Largest Snowfall: 12 inches, 1973
Extreme Events (*Data through August 2006)
21 Tornadoes (1956-2000)
Total cost from all the tornadoes= $1.270 million
5 Injury from all the tornadoes
1 death from all the tornadoes
40 Wind Events (thunderstorm winds exceeding 60 miles per hour)
51 Hail Events (1955-2006)
Total damage= $0
32 Lightning Events (1993-2000)
Total damage= $2.279M
13 Lightning-related Injuries
3 Deaths from Lightning
Following data from 1993-2006
19 Total Floods
10 Flash Floods
2 Coastal Floods
7 River Floods
1 Ice, Sleet or Snow
17 Extreme Cold Events
182 Months in Moderate to extreme according to Palmer Drought severity index computed by regional drought monitor
