Saluda County

30 Year Climate Normals (Saluda)
	Max Temp.	Mean Temp.	Min Temp.	Precip	CDD	HDD
1971-2000	74.3 F	61.9 F	49.5 F	47.79 Inches	1881	2982
1981-2010	74.4 F	62.0 F	49.5 F	46.84 Inches	1915	3027
1991-2020	74.2 F	62.2 F	50.2 F	46.8 Inches	1970	2954

Temperature Records (1902-2020)

Highest Maximum: 109 F, July 1, 2012; Saluda
Lowest Minimum: -2 F, January 21, 1985; Saluda

Precipitation Records (1902-2020)

Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 7.74 Inches, October 4, 2015; Saluda
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 7.79 inches, October 4, 2015; Saluda 0.6 NNE
Annual Average Rainfall: 46.83 Inches; Saluda
Wettest Year: 1929, 79.72 Inches; Saluda
Driest Year: 1954, 30.19 inches; Saluda
Highest Daily Snowfall: 8.0 Inches, December 11, 1958; Saluda

Severe Weather Events- Countywide

Tornado

E/F0: 5

E/F1: 3

E/F2: 4

E/F3: 1

E/F4: 0
Period Of Record: 1950-2020
Strongest: F3 on November 22, 1992
Longest Path: 29 miles on November 22, 1992
Widest Path: 1000 yards on May 5, 2017
3 tornado related fatalities
20 tornado related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $5.3 Million

Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events

185 Thunderstorm wind events

1 High wind event

6 Strong wind events
0 Wind-related fatalities
0 Wind-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $619,000

Hail (>1.0 inch)

28 Hail events (1955-2020)

Lightning

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

Flood

0 Flood Events

0 Coastal Flood Events

6 Flash Flood Events
0 Flood-related fatalities
0 Flood-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $37,400

Winter Weather-Related Events

9 Winter storm events

4 Ice storm events

1 Heavy snow events

0 Frost/freeze events

3 Winter weather events

0 Cold/wind chill events
0 Winter weather-related fatalities
0 Winter weather-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $6,000