Berkeley County

30 Year Climate Normals (Pinopolis Dam)
	Max Temp.	Mean Temp.	Min Temp.	Precip	CDD	HDD
1971-2000	76.4 F	63.9 F	51.4 F	51.01 Inches	1397	3309
1981-2010	75.8 F	64.2 F	52.6 F	49.6 Inches	2119	2391
1991-2020	76.5 F	66.1 F	55.7 F	52.32 Inches	2473	2043

Temperature Records (1943-2020)

Highest Maximum: 105 F, August 11, 2007; Jamestown and August 2, 1999; Moncks Corner 4 N and June 6, 2011; Witherbee South Carolina
Lowest Minimum: 8 F, January 22, 1985; Pinopolis Dam and January 6, 2018; Jamestown

Precipitation Records (1893-2020)

Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 9.5 inches, October 8, 2016; Moncks Corner 4 N
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 11.5 inches, October 4, 2015
Annual Average Rainfall: 49.6 inches
Wettest Year: 1893, 69.44 inches; Saint Stephens
Driest Year: 1954, 24.15 inches; Pinopolis Dam
Highest Daily Snowfall: 8.2 inches, February 13, 2010; Summerville 3.8 NE (CoCoRaHS)

Severe Weather Events- Countywide

Tornado

E/F0: 24

E/F1: 10

E/F2: 2

E/F3: 1

E/F4: 0
Period Of Record: 1950-2020
Strongest: EF3 on April 13, 2020
Longest Path: 10 miles on May 10, 1998
Widest Path: 666 yards on May 10, 1998
1 tornado related fatality
26 tornado related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $8.5 Million

Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events

354 Thunderstorm wind events

4 High wind events

22 Strong wind events
2 Wind-related fatalities
7 Wind-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $509,100

Hail (>1.0 inch)

160 Hail events (1955-2020)

Lightning

20 Lightning events (1993-2020)
1 Lightning related fatality
5 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $393,000

Flood

4 Flood Events

0 Coastal Flood Events

61 Flash Flood Events
1 Flood-related fatality
0 Flood-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $4.739 Million

Winter Weather-Related Events

0 Winter storm events

11 Ice storm events

12 Heavy snow events

1 Frost/freeze event

2 Winter weather events

1 Cold/wind chill event
0 Winter weather-related fatalities
0 Winter weather-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $310,000