Darlington County
Temperature Summary (1893-2006)
Highest Maximum: 108 F, July 21, 1977, August 2, 1999
Lowest Minimum: 1 F, January 21, 1985
Annual Average:
Maximum 75.5 F
Mean 63.9 F
Minimum 52.2 F
Precipitation Summary (1915-2006)
Highest Daily Rainfall: 10.10 Inches, July 15, 1916
Annual Average Rainfall: 47.14 Inches
Wettest Year: 65.64 Inches, 1994
Driest Year: 24.88 Inches, 2001
Mean Snowfall: .6 Inch
Largest Snowfall: 18.0 Inches,February 10 1973
Extreme Events (*Data through August 2006)
20 Tornadoes (1950-2006)
Total cost from all the tornadoes= $4.324 million
20 Injuries from all the tornadoes
1 death from all the tornadoes
105 Wind Events (thunderstorm winds exceeding 60 miles per hour)
49 Hail Events (1955-2006)
Total damage= $160,000
5 Lightning Events (1993-2006)
Total damage= $123,000
0 Lightning-related Injuries
0 Deaths from Lightning
Following data from 1993-2006
6 Total Floods
3 Flash Floods
2 River Floods
1 Coastal Floods
12 Ice, Sleet or Snow
17 Extreme Cold Events
145 Months in Moderate to extreme according to Palmer Drought Severity Index computed by Regional Drought Monitor
