Cherokee County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Ninety Nine Islands) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
70.2 F |
58.1 F |
45.9 F |
48.37 Inches |
1223 |
3737 |
| 1981-2010 |
71.3 F |
58.4 F |
45.5 F |
46.01 Inches |
1306 |
3716 |
| 1991-2020 |
70.4 F |
57.9 F |
45.5 F |
45.32 Inches |
1235 |
3788 |
Temperature Records (1960-2020)
Highest Maximum: 106 F, August 21, 1983; Ninety Nine Islands
Lowest Minimum: -4 F, January 21, 1985; Ninety Nine Islands
Precipitation Records (1941-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 8.39 Inches, October 16, 1971; Gaffney 6 E
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 5.48 inches, August 1, 2014; Gaffney 1.0 SE
Annual Average Rainfall: 47.23 Inches
Wettest Year: 1936, 73.09 inches; Gaston Shoals
Driest Year: 2007, 24.90 Inches; Ninety Nine Islands
Highest Daily Snowfall: 17.0 Inches, February 15, 1902; Gaffney 6 E
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
23 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 3
- E/F1: 13
- E/F2: 5
- E/F3: 1
- E/F4: 1
- Period Of Record: 1950-2019
- Strongest: F4 on May 5, 1989
- Longest Path: 19.8 miles on May 27, 1973
- Widest Path: 700 yards on May 5, 1989
- 0 tornado related fatalities
- 5 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $6.7 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
179 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 171 Thunderstorm wind events
- 8 High wind events
- 0 Strong wind events
- 1 Wind-related fatality
- 1 Wind-related injury
- Total Damage Costs: $1.177 Million
Hail (>1.0 inch)
54 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
12 Lightning events (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
4 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $1.200 Million
Flood
13 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
-
- 6 Flood Events
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 7 Flash Flood Events
- 0 Flood-related fatalities
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $519,000
Winter Weather-Related Events
75 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- 11 Winter storm events
- 9 Ice storm events
- 13 Heavy snow events
- 2 Frost/freeze events
- 35 Winter weather events
- 5 Cold/wind chill events
- 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
- 0 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $80.702 Million
