30 Year Climate Normals (Orangeburg 2*, Sandy Run )
Max Temp.
Mean Temp.
Min Temp.
Precip
CDD
HDD
1971-2000*
75.6 F
63.5 F
51.4 F
47.37 Inches
2022
2552
1981-2010
75.9 F
64.1 F
52.4 F
49.45 Inches
2106
2425
1991-2020
73 F
61.5 F
50 F
52.38 Inches
1743
2990
Temperature Records (1898-2020)
Highest Maximum: 105 F, June 6, 1920; St Matthews
Lowest Minimum: 0 F, February 14, 15, 1899; St Matthews
Precipitation Records (1898-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 4.93 inches, October 11, 1911; St Matthews
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 10.50, October 4, 2015; St. Matthews 3.2 ENE
Annual Average Rainfall: 44.85 inches
Wettest Year: 1903, 67.89 inches; St Matthews
Driest Year: 2010, 35.63 inches; Sandy Run 3 ENE
Highest Daily Snowfall: 7.0 inches, February 26, 1914; St. Matthews
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
24 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
E/F0: 7
E/F1: 6
E/F2: 8
E/F3: 1
E/F4: 0
Unkown: 2
Period Of Record: 1950-2020
Strongest: EF3 on April 13, 2020
Longest Path: 24.39 miles on March 15, 2008
Widest Path: 600 yards on April 3, 2017
1 tornado related fatality
8 tornado related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $1.9 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
150 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
145 Thunderstorm wind events
2 High wind events
3 Strong wind events
0 Wind-related fatalities
0 Wind-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $2.149 Million
Hail (>1.0 inch)
35 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
1 Lightning event (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
1 Lightning related injury
Total Damage Costs: $0