Pickens County

30 Year Climate Normals (Pickens)
Max Temp. Mean Temp. Min Temp. Precip CDD HDD
1971-2000 70.6 F 59.7 F 48.7 F 55.91 Inches 1397 3309
1981-2010 71.9 F 59.7 F 47.6 F 53.44 Inches 1490 3411
1991-2020 72 F 60.6 F 49.2 F 56.67 Inches 1643 3229

Temperature Records (1951-2020)


Highest Maximum: 106 F, July 28, 1993; Pickens and July 2, 2012; Clemson University
Lowest Minimum: -7 F, February 14, 1899; Clemson University

Precipitation Records (1951-2020)


Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 11.12 Inches, August 25, 1908; Liberty
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 8.96 inches, July 13, 2013; Clemson 1.6 ESE
Annual Average Rainfall: 58.95 Inches: Pickens 6 WSW
Wettest Year: 1949, 115.07 Inches; Sassafras Mountain (117.97 Inches, Cleveland 8 WNW CoCoRaHS, 2013)
Driest Year: 1925, 28.09 Inches; Liberty
Highest Daily Snowfall: 14.1 Inches, December 17, 1930; Clemson Univ.

Severe Weather Events- Countywide

Tornado

29 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
  • E/F0: 6
  • E/F1: 16
  • E/F2: 6
  • E/F3: 1
  • E/F4: 0
  • Period Of Record: 1950-2020
    Strongest: F3 on April 13, 2020
    Longest Path: 23.6 miles on May 27, 1973
    Widest Path: 300 yards on October 8, 2017
    0 tornado related fatalities
    20 tornado related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $6.8 Million

    Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events

    330 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
  • 284 Thunderstorm wind events
  • 41 High wind events
  • 5 Strong wind events
  • 2 Wind-related fatalities
    5 Wind-related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $1.268 Million

    Hail (>1.0 inch)


    78 Hail events (1955-2020)

    Lightning


    6 Lightning events (1993-2020)
    0 Lightning related fatalities
    1 Lightning related injury
    Total Damage Costs: $61,000

    Flood

    43 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
  • 15 Flood Events
  • 0 Coastal Flood Events
  • 28 Flash Flood Events
  • 2 Flood-related fatalities
    3 Flood-related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $9.612 Million

    Winter Weather-Related Events

    163 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
  • 26 Winter storm events
  • 12 Ice storm events
  • 27 Heavy snow events
  • 3 Frost/freeze events
  • 81 Winter weather events
  • 14 Cold/wind chill events
  • 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
    0 Winter weather-related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $120.25 Million