Georgetown County
Temperature Summary (1893-2006)
Highest Maximum: 106 F, June 30, 1990
Lowest Minimum: 2 F, January 21, 1985
Annual Average:
Maximum 75.9 F
Mean 64.8 F
Minimum 53.6 F
Precipitation Summary (1957-2006)
Highest Daily Rainfall: 14.71 Inches, September 16, 1999
Annual Average Rainfall: 55.01 Inches
Wettest Year: 81.26 Inches, 1964
Driest Year: 30.22 Inches, 1951
Mean Snowfall: .8 Inches
Largest Snowfall: 6.0 Inches,December 23, 1989
Extreme Events (*Data through August 2006)
12 Tornadoes (1950-2006)
Total damage from all Tornadoes= $3.453 million
10 Injuries from all the tornadoes
6 deaths from all the tornadoes
78 Wind Events (thunderstorm winds exceeding 60 miles per hour)
45 Hail Events (1955-2006)
Total damage= $5,000
14 Lightning Events (1993-2000)
8 Lightning-related Injuries
0 Death from Lightning
Total damage= $264,000
Following data from 1993-2006
16 Total Floods
10 Flash Floods
4 River Floods
1 Urban Floods
1 Coastal Floods
3 Ice, Sleet or Snow
16 Extreme Cold Events
175 Months in Moderate to extreme according to Palmer Drought Severity Index computed by Regional Drought Monitor
