Dillon County
Temperature Summary (1904-2006)
Highest Maximum: 106 F, August 22, 1983
Lowest Minimum: 2 F, December 25, 1989
Annual Average:
Maximum 73.6 F
Mean 61.8 F
Minimum 49.9 F
Precipitation Summary (1904-2006)
Highest Daily Rainfall: 7.65 Inches, September 5, 1979
Annual Average Rainfall: 46.81 Inches
Wettest Year: 63.67 Inches, 1971
Mean Snowfall: 1.5 Inches
Largest Snowfall: 6.5 Inches, March 25, 1983
Extreme Events (*Data through August 2006)
12 Tornadoes (1950-2006)
Total cost from all tornadoes= $7.884 million
39 Injuries from all the tornadoes
3 deaths from all the tornadoes
73 Wind Events (thunderstorm winds exceeding 60 miles per hour)
34 Hail Events (1955-2006)
Total damage=$n/a
2 Lightning Events (1993-2006)
Total damage=$501,000
0 Lightning-related Injuries
0 Death from Lightning
Following data from 1993-2006
5 Total Floods
1 Flash Floods
2 River Floods
1 Urban Floods
1 Coastal Flood
24 Ice, Sleet or Snow
16 Extreme Cold Events
148 Months in Moderate to extreme according to Palmer Drought Severity Index computed by Regional Drought Monitor
