Chesterfield County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Cheraw) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
72.6 F |
61.0 F |
49.2 F |
47.84 Inches |
1682 |
3140 |
| 1981-2010 |
73.0 F |
61.5 F |
50.0 F |
45.73 Inches |
1787 |
3065 |
| 1991-2020 |
73.2 F |
61.9 F |
50.7 F |
48.62 Inches |
1852 |
2943 |
Temperature Records (1972-2020)
Highest Maximum: 108 F, July 23, 1952; Cheraw and August 11, 2007; Chesterfield 3 E
Lowest Minimum: -9 F, February 14, 1899; Cheraw
Precipitation Records (1893-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 11.0 Inches, October 10, 1990; Pageland
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 11.03 inches, September 17, 2018; Cheraw 1.2 ESE
Annual Average Rainfall: 47.34 Inches
Wettest Year: 2018, 73.40 inches; Cheraw
Driest Year: 2001, 29.24 inches; Chesterfield 3 E
Highest Daily Snowfall: 16.0 Inches, February 26, 1914; Cheraw
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
24 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 13
- E/F1: 7
- E/F2: 2
- E/F3: 0
- E/F4: 2
- Period Of Record: 1950-2019
- Strongest: F4 on April 8, 1957 and March 28, 1984
- Longest Path: 34.5 miles on April 8, 1957
- Widest Path: 700 yards on March 28, 1984
- 0 tornado related fatalities
- 55 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $26.7 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
188 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 185 Thunderstorm wind events
- 0 High wind events
- 3 Strong wind events
- 0 Wind-related fatalities
- 12 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $2.037 Million
Hail (>1.0 inch)
50 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
2 Lightning events (1993-2020)
1 Lightning related fatality
1 Lightning related injury
Total Damage Costs: $50,000
Flood
38 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
-
- 1 Flood Event
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 37 Flash Flood Events
- 0 Flood-related fatalities
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $90,110
Winter Weather-Related Events
29 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- 19 Winter storm events
- 7 Ice storm events
- 2 Heavy snow events
- 0 Frost/freeze events
- 1 Winter weather event
- 0 Cold/wind chill events
- 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
- 2 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $15,000
