Newberry County
Temperature Summary (1894-2006)
Highest Maximum: 108 F, July 21, 1952
Lowest Minimum: -8 F, February 14, 1899
Annual Average:
Maximum 75.1 F
Mean 62.5 F
Minimum 50.1 F
Precipitation Summary (1893-2006)
Highest Daily Rainfall: 10.42 Inches, August 18, 1986
Annual Average Rainfall: 47.34 Inches
Wettest Year: 77.14 Inches, 1964
Driest Year: 24.40 Inches, 1925
Mean Snowfall: 1.7 Inches
Largest Snowfall: 10.0 Inches, 1966
Extreme Events (*Data through August 2006)
26 Tornadoes (1950-2006)
Total cost from all the tornadoes $37.910 million
43 Injuries from all the tornadoes
2 deaths from all the tornadoes
112 Wind Events (thunderstorm winds exceeding 60 miles per hour)
23 Hail Events (1955-2006)
Total cost= $0
1 Lightning Event (1993-2006)
0 Lightning-related Injuries
0 Deaths from Lightning
Total cost= $65,000
Following data from 1993-2006
5 Total Floods
3 Flash Floods
12 River Floods
1 Coastal Flood
10 Ice, Sleet or Snow Events
16 Extreme Cold Events
180 Months in Moderate to extreme according to Palmer Drought Severity Index computed by Regional Drought Monitor
