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
37 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- 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
380 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 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
65 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
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- 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
27 Total 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
