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 |
Temperature Summary (1972-2016)
Highest Maximum: 108 F, July 19, 1986, August 22, 1983: Cheraw
Lowest Minimum: 0 F, January 21, 1985; Cheraw
Precipitation Summary (1893-2016)
Highest Daily Rainfall: 11.0 Inches, October 10, 1990; Pageland
Annual Average Rainfall: 47.34 Inches
Wettest Year: 67.92 Inches, 1929
Driest Year: 29.27 Inches, 2001
Highest Daily Snowfall: 16.0 Inches February 26, 1914: Cheraw
Severe Weather Events
Tornado
21 Tornadoes (1950-2016)
Tornado damage: $26.733 million
55 tornado related injuries
0 tornado related fatalities
Thunderstorm Winds
152 Wind events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2016)
Hail (>1.0 inch)
42 Hail events (1955-2016)
Lightning
2 Lightning events (1993-2016)
Lightning damage: $50,000
1 Lightning related fatality
Flood
19 Flood Events (1993-2016)
Snow and Ice
20 Winter frozen precipitation events (1993-2016)
