Abbeville County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Calhoun Falls) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
73.4 F |
60.9 F |
48.6 F |
44 Inches |
1685 |
3157 |
| 1981-2010 |
73.6 F |
61.6 F |
49.7 F |
44.44 Inches |
1814 |
3048 |
| 1991-2020 |
73.5 F |
62.1 F |
50.6 F |
46.99 Inches |
1880 |
2914 |
Temperature Records (1917-2020) Calhoun Falls
Highest Maximum: 111 F, September 8, 1925
Lowest Minimum: -2 F, January 26, 1940, -2 F January 21&22, 1985
Precipitation Records (1899-2020) Calhoun Falls
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 7.8 Inches, July 17, 1991
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 6.5 inches, October 4, 2015, at Due West 2.5 S
Annual Average Rainfall: 47.41 Inches
Wettest Year: 1929, 80.37 Inches
Driest Year: 2016, 28.39 Inches
Highest Daily Snowfall 7.00 Inches, March 25, 1983; Antreville and Calhoun Falls
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
20 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 10
- E/F1: 6
- E/F2: 3
- E/F3: 0
- E/F4: 1
- Period Of Record: 1950-2019
- Strongest: F4 on March 31, 1973
- Longest Path: 19.9 miles on March 31, 1973
- Widest Path: 300 yards on April 10, 2009
- 7 tornado related fatalities
- 65 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $29.7 million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
117 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 110 Thunderstorm wind events
- 7 High wind events
- 0 Strong wind events
- 0 Wind-related fatalities
- 0 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $134,000
Hail (>1.0 inch)
35 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
7 Lightning events (1993-2020)
1 Lightning related fatality
0 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $410,000
Flood
14 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
-
- 4 Flood Events
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 10 Flash Flood Events
- 0 Flood-related fatalities
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $94,500
Winter Weather-Related Events
45 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- 5 Winter storm events
- 8 Ice storm events
- 8 Heavy snow events
- 2 Frost/freeze events
- 17 Winter weather events
- 5 Cold/wind chill events
- 1 Winter weather-related fatality
- 0 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $57.595 Million
