Darlington County

30 Year Climate Normals (Darlington)
	Max Temp.	Mean Temp.	Min Temp.	Precip	CDD	HDD
1971-2000	75.1 F	63.9 F	52.6 F	46.9 Inches	2008	2408
1981-2010	75.2 F	62.8 F	50.4 F	46.16 Inches	1962	2759
1991-2020	75 F	62.8 F	50.6 F	47.88 Inches	1973	2745

Temperature Records (1893-2020)

Highest Maximum: 110 F, September 5, 1925; Darlington
Lowest Minimum: -4.0 F, January 21, 1985; Darlington

Precipitation Records (1915-2020)

Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 11.05 Inches, July 15, 1916; Florence 8 NE
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 8.21 inches, October 9, 2016; Darlington 7.3 SSW
Annual Average Rainfall: 45.86 Inches
Wettest Year: 1928, 73.35 inches; Florence 8 NE
Driest Year: 2001, 24.88 Inches; Florence 8 NE
Highest Daily Snowfall: 18.0 Inches, February 10, 1973; Darlington

Severe Weather Events- Countywide

Tornado

E/F0: 8

E/F1: 11

E/F2: 5

E/F3: 2

E/F4: 0
Period Of Record: 1950-2020
Strongest: F3 on April 18, 1969 (2)
Longest Path: 39.9 miles on April 18, 1969
Widest Path: 200 yards on May 20, 1980
1 tornado related fatality
27 tornado related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $11.9 Million

Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events

259 Thunderstorm wind events

3 High wind events

10 Strong wind events
0 Wind-related fatalities
7 Wind-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $1.739 Million

Hail (>1.0 inch)

59 Hail events (1955-2020)

Lightning

3 Lightning events (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
0 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $43,000

Flood

18 Flood Events

0 Coastal Flood Events

11 Flash Flood Events
0 Flood-related fatalities
0 Flood-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $1.455 Million

Winter Weather-Related Events

5 Winter storm events

6 Ice storm events

3 Heavy snow events

0 Frost/freeze events

9 Winter weather events

0 Cold/wind chill events
2 Winter weather-related fatalities
0 Winter weather-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $3.9 Million