Edgefield County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Johnston) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
73.9 F |
60.5 F |
47.1 F |
48.65 Inches |
1567 |
3180 |
| 1981-2010 |
73.0 F |
61.3 F |
49.6 F |
46.91 Inches |
1714 |
3051 |
| 1991-2020 |
74.9 F |
62.7 F |
50.4 F |
48.47 Inches |
1943 |
2761 |
Temperature Records (1893-2020)
Highest Maximum: 111 F, July 1, 2012; Johnston 4 SW
Lowest Minimum: -4 F, February 14, 1899; Trenton 1 NNE
Precipitation Records (1899-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 7.90 Inches, October 12, 1990; McCormick 9E
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 7.75 inches, June 3, 2013; Trenton 6.3 SSW
Annual Average Rainfall: 48.32 Inches
Wettest Year: 1929, 84.23; Edgefield 3 NNE
Driest Year: 1954, 26.04 Inches; Edgefield 3 NNE
Highest Daily Snowfall: 14 Inches, February 10, 1973; Johnston 4 SW
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
20 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 5
- E/F1: 7
- E/F2: 5
- E/F3: 3
- E/F4: 0
- Period Of Record: 1950-2019
- Strongest: F3 on November 22, 1992 and May 6, 1998 (2)
- Longest Path: 20.9 miles on March 15, 2008
- Widest Path: 1000 yards on April 15, 2017
- 1 tornado related fatality
- 24 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $3.8 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
157 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 154 Thunderstorm wind events
- 1 High wind event
- 2 Strong wind events
- 0 Wind-related fatalities
- 0 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $760,010
Hail (>1.0 inch)
37 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
1 Lightning event (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
4 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $0
Flood
8 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
-
- 2 Flood Events
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 6 Flash Flood Events
- 0 Flood-related fatalities
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $56,140
Winter Weather-Related Events
12 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- 7 Winter storm events
- 3 Ice storm events
- 0 Heavy snow events
- 0 Frost/freeze events
- 2 Winter weather events
- 0 Cold/wind chill events
- 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
- 0 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $0
