Newberry County

30 Year Climate Normals (Newberry)
	Max Temp.	Mean Temp.	Min Temp.	Precip	CDD	HDD
1971-2000	74.1 F	61.4 F	48.6 F	49.33 Inches	1730	3043
1981-2010	73.8 F	62.1 F	50.4 F	47.97 Inches	1913	2972
1991-2020	73.5 F	61.8 F	50.2 F	46.55 Inches	1850	2978

Temperature Records (1894-2020)

Highest Maximum: 108 F, July 24, 1952; Little Mountain and August 21, 1983; Newberry
Lowest Minimum: -8 F, February 14, 1899; Newberry

Precipitation Records (1893-2020)

Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 10.42 Inches, August 18, 1986; Newberry
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 8.60 inches, October 4, 2015; Prosperity 4.4 ESE
Annual Average Rainfall: 47.34 Inches; Newberry
Wettest Year: 1964, 77.14 Inches; Little Mountain
Driest Year: 1925, 24.40 inches; Chappells 2 NNW
Highest Daily Snowfall: 11.0 Inches, February 26, 1914; Little Mountain

Severe Weather Events- Countywide

Tornado

E/F0: 14

E/F1: 12

E/F2: 5

E/F3: 5

E/F4: 0
Period Of Record: 1950-2020
Strongest: F3 on December 13, 1973 (2), March 28, 1984, November 22, 1992, and EF3 on March 15, 2008
Longest Path: 23.8 miles on March 15, 2008
Widest Path: 1320 yards on March 15, 2008
2 tornado related fatalities
45 tornado related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $38 Million

Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events

317 Thunderstorm wind events

1 High wind event

3 Strong wind events
0 Wind-related fatalities
0 Wind-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $787,600

Hail (>1.0 inch)

43 Hail events (1955-2020)

Lightning

3 Lightning events (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
0 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $38,100

Flood

2 Flood Events

0 Coastal Flood Events

7 Flash Flood Events
0 Flood-related fatalities
0 Flood-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $299,000

Winter Weather-Related Events

13 Winter storm events

7 Ice storm events

0 Heavy snow events

0 Frost/freeze events

5 Winter weather events

0 Cold/wind chill events
0 Winter weather-related fatalities
4 Winter weather-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $15,000