Spartanburg County
Temperature Summary (1948-2006)
Highest Maximum: 106 F, July 20, 1986
Lowest Minimum: -6 F, January 30, 1966
Annual Average:
Maximum 70.9 F
Mean 60.2 F
Minimum 49.5 F
Precipitation Summary (1948-2006)
Highest Daily Rainfall: 9.32 Inches, August 26, 1995
Annual Average Rainfall: 55.40 Inches
Wettest Year: 78.18 Inches, 1964
Driest Year: 30.47 Inches, 1951
Mean Snowfall: 6.3 Inches
Largest Snowfall: 14.2 Inches, 1942
Extreme Events (*Data through August 2006)
25 Tornadoes (1950-2006)
Total cost from all the tornadoes $10.137 million
102 Injuries from all the tornadoes
4 deaths from all the tornadoes
317 Wind Events (thunderstorm winds exceeding 60 miles per hour)
180 Hail Events (1955-2006)
Total cost= $10.113 million
1 injury from all the hail events
29 Lightning Events (1993-2006)
0 Lightning-related Injuries
1 Deaths from Lightning
Total cost= $2.075 million
Following data from 1993-2006
60 Total Floods
34 Flash Floods
19 River Floods
7 Urban Floods
50 Ice, Sleet or Snow Events
26 Extreme Cold Events
202 Months in Moderate to extreme according to Palmer Drought Severity Index computed by Regional Drought Monitor
