Florence County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Florence) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
74.1 F |
63.6 F |
53.1 F |
44.76 Inches |
2043 |
2524 |
| 1981-2010 |
74.6 F |
63.7 F |
52.8 F |
42.91 Inches |
2062 |
2524 |
| 1991-2020 |
75.5 F |
64.7 F |
53.9 F |
45.3 Inches |
2238 |
2487 |
Temperature Records (1948-2020)
Highest Maximum: 108 F, June 27, 1954; Florence Regional Airport and August 17, 1954; Lake City 2 SE
Lowest Minimum: -1 F, February 14, 1899; Florence #1
Precipitation Records (1892-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 13.25 Inches, July 15, 1916; Effingham
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 10.49 inches, October 4, 2015; Coward 5.1 NNW
Annual Average Rainfall: 43.91 Inches: Florence Regional
Wettest Year: 1928, 82.64 inches; Effingham
Driest Year: 1954, 27.50 Inches; Florence Regional Airport
Highest Daily Snowfall: 13.0 Inches, February 10, 1973; Florence Regional Airport
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
35 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
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- E/F0: 11
- E/F1: 17
- E/F2: 7
- E/F3: 0
- E/F4: 0
- Period Of Record: 1950-2020
- Strongest: F2 on January 8, 1953, April 13, 1966, March 12, 1967 (2), May 27, 1981, November 7, 1995, and May 14, 2006
- Longest Path: 13.5 miles on March 15, 2008
- Widest Path: 150 yards on May 14, 2006
- 0 tornado related fatalities
- 37 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $3.9 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
276 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
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- 264 Thunderstorm wind events
- 7 High wind events
- 5 Strong wind events
- 0 Wind-related fatalities
- 7 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $2.097 Million
Hail (>1.0 inch)
83 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
16 Lightning events (1993-2020)
1 Lightning related fatality
2 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $972,000
Flood
47 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
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- 24 Flood Events
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 23 Flash Flood Events
- 2 Flood-related fatalities
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $13.679 Million
Winter Weather-Related Events
19 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
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- 5 Winter storm events
- 3 Ice storm events
- 3 Heavy snow events
- 0 Frost/freeze events
- 8 Winter weather events
- 0 Cold/wind chill events
- 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
- 0 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $4.81 Million
