Laurens County

30 Year Climate Normals (Laurens)
Max Temp. Mean Temp. Min Temp. Precip CDD HDD
1971-2000 73.1 F 60.1 F 46.9 F 47.5 Inches 1577 3363
1981-2010 73.0 F 60.8 F 48.7 F 45.55 Inches 1746 3261
1991-2020 73 F 61.2 F 49.5 F 46.71 Inches 1788 3135

Temperature Records (1901-2020)


Highest Maximum: 109 F, July 2, 2012; Clinton
Lowest Minimum: -2 F, January 21, 1985; Laurens

Precipitation Records (1901-2020)


Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 10.72 Inches, September 26, 1929; Laurens
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 8.71 inches, October 4, 2015; Gray Court 4.2 SSW
Annual Average Rainfall: 46.46 Inches; Laurens
Wettest Year: 1929, 74.35 Inches; Laurens
Driest Year: 2016, 28.48 inches; Clinton
Highest Daily Snowfall: 11.0 Inches February 14, 1902, 1935; Laurens

Severe Weather Events- Countywide

Tornado

20 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
  • E/F0: 10
  • E/F1: 5
  • E/F2: 4
  • E/F3: 1
  • E/F4: 0
  • Period Of Record: 1950-2020
    Strongest: F3 on December 13, 1973
    Longest Path: 12 miles on April 15, 1993
    Widest Path: 700 yards on March 28, 1948
    0 tornado related fatalities
    50 tornado related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $30.7 Million

    Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events

    240 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
  • 232 Thunderstorm wind events
  • 6 High wind events
  • 2 Strong wind events
  • 2 Wind-related fatalities
    2 Wind-related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $1.940 Million

    Hail (>1.0 inch)


    63 Hail events (1955-2020)

    Lightning


    7 Lightning events (1993-2020)
    0 Lightning related fatalities
    0 Lightning related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $809,000

    Flood

    28 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
  • 13 Flood Events
  • 0 Coastal Flood Events
  • 15 Flash Flood Events
  • 0 Flood-related fatalities
    0 Flood-related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $175,000

    Winter Weather-Related Events

    50 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
  • 4 Winter storm events
  • 7 Ice storm events
  • 9 Heavy snow events
  • 2 Frost/freeze events
  • 23 Winter weather events
  • 5 Cold/wind chill events
  • 1 Winter weather-related fatality
    0 Winter weather-related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $58.605 Million