Orangeburg County
Temperature Summary (1953-2006)
Highest Maximum: 106 F, August 2, 1999
Lowest Minimum: 2 F, January 21, 1985
Annual Average:
Maximum 76.3 F
Mean 63.8 F
Minimum 52.0 F
Precipitation Summary (1957-2006)
Highest Daily Rainfall: 9.99 Inches, October 10, 1990
Annual Average Rainfall: 51.07 Inches
Wettest Year: 78.86 Inches, 1964
Driest Year: 25.42 Inches, 1954
Mean Snowfall: .7 Inch
Largest Snowfall: 8.0 Inches, 1973
Extreme Events (*Data through August 2006)
44 Tornadoes (1950-2006)
Total cost from all the tornadoes $7.139 million
17 Injuries from all the tornadoes
205 Wind Events (thunderstorm winds exceeding 60 miles per hour)
69 Hail Events (1955-2006)
Total cost= $11,000
0 Deaths from Lightning
8 Lightning Events (1993-2006)
2 Lightning-related Injuries
Total cost= $700,000
Following data from 1993-2006
8 Total Floods
4 Flash Floods
2 River Floods
1 Urban Floods
4 Ice, Sleet or Snow Events
16 Extreme Cold Events
194 Months in Moderate to extreme according to Palmer Drought Severity Index computed by Regional Drought Monitor
