Aiken County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Aiken) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
77.2 F |
64.1 F |
50.9 F |
52.4 Inches |
2089 |
2413 |
| 1981-2010 |
75.0 F |
63.5 F |
52.1 F |
51.15 Inches |
2105 |
2642 |
| 1991-2020 |
75.3 F |
64.1 F |
52.9 F |
50.77 Inches |
2128 |
2502 |
Temperature Records (1893-2020)
Highest Maximum: 109 F August 22, 1983; Aiken 5 SE and September 14, 1897; Shaws Fork
Lowest Minimum: -11 F February 14, 1899; Shaws Fork
Precipitation Records (1899-2020) Calhoun Falls
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 9.68 inches April 16, 1969
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 7.35 inches, October 4, 2015 at Salley 8.0 NE
Wettest Year: 1964, 71.36 inches; Aiken 5 SE
Driest Year: 1931, 22.18 inches; Aiken 5 SE
Highest Daily Snowfall: 15.0 inches, February 10, 1973; Aiken 5 SE
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
40 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 19
- E/F1: 10
- E/F2: 9
- E/F3: 2
- E/F4: 0
- Period Of Record: 1950-2019
- Strongest: EF3 on April 10, 2009
- Longest Path: 30.2 miles on May 8, 1978
- 0 tornado related fatalities
- 22 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $6.5 million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
372 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 364 Thunderstorm wind events
- 6 High wind events
- 2 Strong wind events
- 0 Wind-related fatalities
- 8 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $1.758 Million
Hail (>1.0 inch)
78 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
10 Lightning events (1993-2020)
1 Lightning related fatality
5 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $639,300
Flood
21 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
-
- 7 Flood Events
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 14 Flash Flood Events
- 0 Flood-related fatalities
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $423,710
Winter Weather-Related Events
11 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- 5 Winter storm events
- 4 Ice storm events
- 0 Heavy snow events
- 0 Frost/freeze events
- 2 Winter weather events
- 0 Cold/wind chill events
- 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
- 0 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $0
