Bamberg County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Bamberg) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
75.0 F |
64.1 F |
53.1 F |
48.6 Inches |
1965 |
2297 |
| 1981-2010 |
76.8 F |
65.1 F |
53.3 F |
45.8 Inches |
2166 |
3099 |
| 1991-2020 |
75.1 F |
64.4 F |
63.7 F |
48.54 Inches |
2094 |
2284 |
Temperature Records (1952-2020)
Highest Maximum: 109 F, July 24, 1952; Bamberg
Lowest Minimum: : 2 F, January 21, 1985; Bamberg
Precipitation Records (1952-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 8.45 inches, October 11, 1990; Branchville 6 SW
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 7.46 inches, September 3, 2016; Denmark 2.8 WNW
Annual Average Rainfall: 47.33 Inches
Wettest Year: 1964, 80.06 inches; Branchville 6 SW
Driest Year: 1954, 27.89 inches; Bamberg
Highest Daily Snowfall: 19 inches, February 10, 1973; Bamberg
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
20 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 12
- E/F1: 7
- E/F2: 0
- E/F3: 1
- E/F4: 0
- Period Of Record: 1950-2020
- Strongest: F3 on April 23, 1983
- Longest Path: 13.29 miles on May 20, 2008
- Widest Path: 1000 yards on January 21, 2017
- 0 tornado related fatalities
- 5 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $2.5 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
131 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 126 Thunderstorm wind events
- 4 High wind events
- 1 Strong wind event
- 0 Wind-related fatalities
- 0 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $5.947 Million
Hail (>1.0 inch)
32 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
1 Lightning event (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
0 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $15,000
Flood
7 Total Flood Events (1993-2016)
-
- 1 Flood Event
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 6 Flash Flood Events
- 0 Flood-related fatalities
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $13,000
Winter Weather-Related Events
11 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- 3 Winter storm events
- 5 Ice storm events
- 3 Heavy snow events
- 0 Frost/freeze events
- 0 Winter weather events
- 0 Cold/wind chill events
- 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
- 1 Winter weather-related injury
- Total Damage Costs: $12,000
