Chesterfield County

30 Year Climate Normals (Cheraw)
	Max Temp.	Mean Temp.	Min Temp.	Precip	CDD	HDD
1971-2000	72.6 F	61.0 F	49.2 F	47.84 Inches	1682	3140
1981-2010	73.0 F	61.5 F	50.0 F	45.73 Inches	1787	3065
1991-2020	73.2 F	61.9 F	50.7 F	48.62 Inches	1852	2943

Temperature Records (1972-2020)

Highest Maximum: 108 F, July 23, 1952; Cheraw and August 11, 2007; Chesterfield 3 E
Lowest Minimum: -9 F, February 14, 1899; Cheraw

Precipitation Records (1893-2020)

Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 11.0 Inches, October 10, 1990; Pageland
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 11.03 inches, September 17, 2018; Cheraw 1.2 ESE
Annual Average Rainfall: 47.34 Inches
Wettest Year: 2018, 73.40 inches; Cheraw
Driest Year: 2001, 29.24 inches; Chesterfield 3 E
Highest Daily Snowfall: 16.0 Inches, February 26, 1914; Cheraw

Severe Weather Events- Countywide

Tornado

E/F0: 13

E/F1: 7

E/F2: 2

E/F3: 0

E/F4: 2
Period Of Record: 1950-2019
Strongest: F4 on April 8, 1957 and March 28, 1984
Longest Path: 34.5 miles on April 8, 1957
Widest Path: 700 yards on March 28, 1984
0 tornado related fatalities
55 tornado related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $26.7 Million

Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events

185 Thunderstorm wind events

0 High wind events

3 Strong wind events
0 Wind-related fatalities
12 Wind-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $2.037 Million

Hail (>1.0 inch)

50 Hail events (1955-2020)

Lightning

2 Lightning events (1993-2020)
1 Lightning related fatality
1 Lightning related injury
Total Damage Costs: $50,000

Flood

1 Flood Event

0 Coastal Flood Events

37 Flash Flood Events
0 Flood-related fatalities
0 Flood-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $90,110

Winter Weather-Related Events

19 Winter storm events

7 Ice storm events

2 Heavy snow events

0 Frost/freeze events

1 Winter weather event

0 Cold/wind chill events
0 Winter weather-related fatalities
2 Winter weather-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $15,000