Barnwell County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Blackville 3 W (COOP) ) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
77.6 F |
64.6 F |
51.6 F |
47.23 Inches |
2057 |
2177 |
| 1981-2010 |
77.8 F |
64.1 F |
50.4 F |
44.5 Inches |
1985 |
2318 |
| 1991-2020 |
74.8 F |
63.9 F |
52.9 F |
46.22 Inches |
2005 |
2383 |
Temperature Records (1896-2020)
Highest Maximum: 111 F, September 4, 1925; Blackville 3 W
Lowest Minimum: -3 F, February 14, 1899; Blackville 3 W
Precipitation Records (1896-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 7.87 inches, September 2, 2016; Blackville 3 W (NWSLI)
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 5.52 inches, August 20, 2013; Barnwell 1.2 WSW
Annual Average Rainfall: 46.0 inches
Wettest Year: 1964, 75.10 inches; Blackville 3 W
Driest Year: 1954, 27.85 inches; Blackville 3 W
Highest Daily Snowfall: 7.0 inches, February 26, 1914; Blackville 3 W
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
24 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 9
- E/F1: 5
- E/F2: 4
- E/F3: 6
- E/F4: 0
- Period Of Record: 1950-2020
- Strongest: EF3 on April 13, 2020 and April 23, 1983
- Longest Path: 36.9 miles on April 13, 2020
- Widest Path: 1600 yards on January 27, 2017
- 0 tornado related fatalities
- 20 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $10.5 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
167 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 159 Thunderstorm wind events
- 5 High wind events
- 3 Strong wind events
- 0 Wind-related fatalities
- 2 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $421,000
Hail (>1.0 inch)
31 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
5 Lightning events (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
1 Lightning related injury
Total Damage Costs: $113,000
Flood
8 Total Flood Events (1993-2016)
-
- 3 Flood Events
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 5 Flash Flood Events
- 0 Flood-related fatalities
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $12,100
Winter Weather-Related Events
8 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- 3 Winter storm events
- 5 Ice storm events
- 0 Heavy snow events
- 0 Frost/freeze events
- 0 Winter weather events
- 0 Cold/wind chill events
- 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
- 0 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $0
