Anderson County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Anderson) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
72.4 F |
61.1 F |
49.9 F |
46.6 Inches |
1930 |
2503 |
| 1981-2010 |
71.8 F |
61.1 F |
50.4 F |
44.2 Inches |
1669 |
3099 |
| 1991-2020 |
72.5 F |
61.9 F |
51.3 F |
46.34 Inches |
1807 |
2911 |
Temperature Records (1917-2020)
Highest Maximum: 108 F, July 29, 1952; Anderson County Airport
Lowest Minimum: -6 F, January 21, 1985; Anderson County Airport
Precipitation Records (1899-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 12.81 inches, August 27, 1995; West Pelzer
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 6.07 inches, October 4, 2014; Starr 2.0 SSE
Wettest Year: 1964, 77.40 inches; Anderson
Driest Year: 2016, 25.07 inches; Anderson FAA Airport
Highest Daily Snowfall: 12 inches, December 17, 1930; Pelzer
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
37 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 17
- E/F1: 15
- E/F2: 4
- E/F3: 1
- E/F4: 0
- Period Of Record: 1950-2020
- Strongest: F3 on April 8, 1974
- Longest Path: 22.8 miles on April 13, 1980
- Widest Path: 440 yards on September 16, 1996
- 0 tornado related fatalities
- 7 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $9.2 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
392 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
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- 377 Thunderstorm wind events
- 12 High wind events
- 3 Strong wind events
- 1 Wind-related fatality
- 11 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $3.767 Million
Hail (>1.0 inch)
109 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
18 Lightning events (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
5 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $5.401 Million
Flood
55 Total Flood Events (1993-2016)
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- 14 Flood Events
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 41 Flash Flood Events
- 0 Flood-related fatalities
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $2.223 Million
Winter Weather-Related Events
63 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- 7 Winter storm events
- 7 Ice storm events
- 10 Heavy snow events
- 2 Frost/freeze events
- 28 Winter weather events
- 8 Cold/wind chill events
- 4 Winter weather-related fatalities
- 0 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $65.752 Million
