McCormick County

30 Year Climate Normals (Clarks Hill)
Max Temp. Mean Temp. Min Temp. Precip CDD HDD
1971-2000 77.0 F 63.0 F 49.0 F 46.79 Inches 2023 2730
1981-2010 75.9 F 64.4 F 52.9 F 45.05 Inches 2238 2451
1991-2020 74.7 F 64.1 F 53.4 F 46.91 Inches 2151 2467

Temperature Records (1952-2020)


Highest Maximum: 109 F, July 29, 1987; Clarks Hill 1 W
Lowest Minimum: -2 F, January 21, 1985; Clarks Hill 1 W

Precipitation Records (1952-2020)


Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 9.40 Inches, October 12, 1990; Clarks Hill 1 W
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 5.15 inches, August 21, 2019; McCormick 2.3 W
Annual Average Rainfall: 46.16 Inches; Clarks Hill 1 W
Wettest Year: 1964, 76.28 inches; Clarks Hill 1 W
Driest Year: 1954, 24.28 Inches; Clarks Hill 1 W
Highest Daily Snowfall: 8.0 Inches, February 24, 1989; Clarks Hill 1 W

Severe Weather Events- Countywide

Tornado

16 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
  • E/F0: 7
  • E/F1: 8
  • E/F2: 0
  • E/F3: 1
  • E/F4: 0
  • Period Of Record: 1950-2020
    Strongest: F3 on November 22, 1992
    Longest Path: 16 miles on February 13, 2007
    Widest Path: 440 yards on March 15, 2008
    0 tornado related fatalities
    4 tornado related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $510,000

    Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events

    107 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
  • 102 Thunderstorm wind events
  • 1 High wind event
  • 4 Strong wind events
  • 0 Wind-related fatalities
    2 Wind-related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $347,000

    Hail (>1.0 inch)


    29 Hail events (1955-2020)

    Lightning


    1 Lightning event (1993-2020)
    0 Lightning related fatalities
    0 Lightning related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $200,000

    Flood

    4 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
  • 0 Flood Events
  • 0 Coastal Flood Events
  • 4 Flash Flood Events
  • 0 Flood-related fatalities
    0 Flood-related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $18,000

    Winter Weather-Related Events

    12 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
  • 8 Winter storm events
  • 4 Ice storm events
  • 0 Heavy snow events
  • 0 Frost/freeze events
  • 0 Winter weather events
  • 0 Cold/wind chill events
  • 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
    0 Winter weather-related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $0