Greenwood County

30 Year Climate Normals (Greenwood)
Max Temp. Mean Temp. Min Temp. Precip CDD HDD
1971-2000 72.7 F 60.3 F 47.9 F 46.32 Inches 1558 3255
1981-2010 73.4 F 61.8 F 50.3 F 44.6 Inches 1841 3000
1991-2020 72.6 F 61.1 F 49.8 F 42.01 Inches 1676 3048

Temperature Records (1894-2020)


Highest Maximum: 109 F, July 19, 1913; Greenwood
Lowest Minimum: -5 F, February 14, 1899; Greenwood

Precipitation Records (1937-2020)


Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 8.02 Inches October 9, 1976; Greenwood
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 7.52 inches, October 4, 2015; Greenwood 3.4 NNW
Annual Average Rainfall: 46.61 Inches; Greenwood
Wettest Year: 1929, 82.53 Inches; Greenwood
Driest Year: 2007, 27.03 Inches; Greenwood County Airport
Highest Daily Snowfall: 8.0 Inches, February 10, 1973: Greenwood

Severe Weather Events- Countywide

Tornado

17 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
  • E/F0: 5
  • E/F1: 7
  • E/F2: 1
  • E/F3: 2
  • E/F4: 2
  • Period Of Record: 1950-2020
    Strongest: F4 on March 31, 1973 and December 13, 1973
    Longest Path: 22 miles on April 15, 1993
    Widest Path: 300 yards on April 15, 1993
    2 tornado related fatalities
    29 tornado related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $11.5 Million

    Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events

    168 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
  • 156 Thunderstorm wind events
  • 7 High wind events
  • 5 Strong wind events
  • 0 Wind-related fatalities
    1 Wind-related injury
    Total Damage Costs: $629,000

    Hail (>1.0 inch)


    54 Hail events (1955-2020)

    Lightning


    10 Lightning events (1993-2020)
    0 Lightning related fatalities
    1 Lightning related injury
    Total Damage Costs: $175,000

    Flood

    23 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
  • 10 Flood Events
  • 0 Coastal Flood Events
  • 13 Flash Flood Events
  • 0 Flood-related fatalities
    0 Flood-related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $518,000

    Winter Weather-Related Events

    43 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
  • 5 Winter storm events
  • 8 Ice storm events
  • 7 Heavy snow events
  • 2 Frost/freeze events
  • 16 Winter weather events
  • 5 Cold/wind chill events
  • 1 Winter weather-related fatality
    0 Winter weather-related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $57.660 Million