Colleton County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Walterboro) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
75.8 F |
63.9 F |
52.1 F |
49.29 Inches |
2003 |
2371 |
| 1981-2010 |
76.0 F |
64.1 F |
52.2 F |
47.25 Inches |
2055 |
2366 |
| 1991-2020 |
75.3 F |
64.1 F |
52.8 F |
51.42 Inches |
2016 |
2322 |
Temperature Records (1903-2020)
Highest Maximum: 107 F, August 17, 1954; Walterboro
Lowest Minimum: 0 F, January 21, 1985; Walterboro
Precipitation Records (1903-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 11.64 Inches, November 2, 1969; Edisto Beach State Park
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 11.66 inches, October 8, 2016; Green Pond 1.3 S
Annual Average Rainfall: 49.86 Inches
Wettest Year: 1959, 84.12 inches; Walterboro 1 SW
Driest Year: 2011, 27.98 Inches; Walterboro 1 SW
Highest Daily Snowfall: 7.0 inches, February 13, 2010; Smoaks 0.1 SE (CoCoRaHS)
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
27 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 5
- E/F1: 21
- E/F2: 1
- E/F3: 0
- E/F4: 0
- Period Of Record: 1950-2020
- Strongest: EF2 on April 13, 2020
- Longest Path: 12.5 miles on May 4, 2017
- Widest Path: 440 yards on May 4, 2017
- 0 tornado related fatalities
- 11 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $540,000
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
673 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 615 Thunderstorm wind events
- 21 High wind events
- 37 Strong wind events
- 0 Wind-related fatalities
- 0 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $1.043
Hail (>1.0 inch)
64 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
5 Lightning events (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
0 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $118,000
Flood
36 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
-
- 7 Flood Events
- 15 Coastal Flood Events
- 14 Flash Flood Events
- 0 Flood-related fatalities
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $2.054 Million
Winter Weather-Related Events
28 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- 0 Winter storm events
- 8 Ice storm events
- 15 Heavy snow events
- 2 Frost/freeze events
- 1 Winter weather event
- 2 Cold/wind chill events
- 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
- 0 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $78,500
