Spartanburg County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Spartanburg) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
73.8 F |
60.9 F |
47.9 F |
49.95 Inches |
1591 |
3080 |
| 1981-2010 |
74.1 F |
60.8 F |
47.6 F |
48.41 Inches |
1612 |
3120 |
| 1991-2020 |
73.1 F |
61.2 F |
49.3 F |
50.24 Inches |
1664 |
3015 |
Temperature Records (1948-2020)
Highest Maximum: 107 F, July 1, 2012; Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport
Lowest Minimum: -9 F, December 31, 1917; Landrum 1 NE
Precipitation Records (1948-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 9.32 Inches, August 26, 1995; Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 5.68 inches, August 16, 2020; Spartanburg 2.6 ENE
Annual Average Rainfall: 49.29 Inches
Wettest Year: 1929, 88.20 Inches; Crescent 1 S
Driest Year: 1951, 30.47 inches; Crescent 1 S
Highest Daily Snowfall: 15.1 Inches, March 2, 1942: Chesnee 7 WSW
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
34 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 9
- E/F1: 15
- E/F2: 7
- E/F3: 2
- E/F4: 1
- Period Of Record: 1950-2020
- Strongest: F4 on May 5, 1989
- Longest Path: 17.9 miles on March 27, 1994
- Widest Path: 700 yards on May 5, 1989
- 4 tornado related fatalities
- 103 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $11.2 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
548 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 520 Thunderstorm wind events
- 20 High wind events
- 8 Strong wind events
- 0 Wind-related fatalities
- 9 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $10.51 Million
Hail (>1.0 inch)
191 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
32 Lightning events (1993-2020)
2 Lightning related fatalities
12 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $1.587 Million
Flood
68 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
-
- 27 Flood Events
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 41 Flash Flood Events
- 1 Flood-related fatality
- 2 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $8.424 Million
Winter Weather-Related Events
88 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
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- 13 Winter storm events
- 9 Ice storm events
- 17 Heavy snow events
- 3 Frost/freeze events
- 39 Winter weather events
- 7 Cold/wind chill events
- 1 Winter weather-related fatality
- 0 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $70.981 Million
