Fairfield County

30 Year Climate Normals (Winnsboro)
	Max Temp.	Mean Temp.	Min Temp.	Precip	CDD	HDD
1971-2000	72.8 F	61.4 F	50.0 F	45.84 Inches	1728	3004
1981-2010	73.4 F	62.1 F	50.8 F	43.87 Inches	1896	2941
1991-2020	76.8 F	67.2 F	57.6 F	45.02 Inches	1750	3107

Temperature Records (1896-2020)

Highest Maximum: 109 F, August 10, 2007; Longtown
Lowest Minimum: -3 F, February 14, 1899; Winnsboro

Precipitation Records (1896-2020)

Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 7.77 Inches, July 10, 1959; Winnsboro
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 4.75 inches, February 6, 2020; Winnsboro 8.0 S
Annual Average Rainfall: 45.54 Inches; Winnsboro
Wettest Year: 1929, 71.67 inches; Winnsboro
Driest Year: 1954, 25.23 Inches; Parr
Highest Daily Snowfall: 12 Inches, February 10, 1973; Winnsboro and February 16, 1969; Blair

Severe Weather Events- Countywide

Tornado

E/F0: 17

E/F1: 6

E/F2: 3

E/F3: 1

E/F4: 1
Period Of Record: 1950-2020
Strongest: F4 on March 28, 1984
Longest Path: 15 miles on March 28, 2984
Widest Path: 1000 yards on March 28, 1984
6 tornado related fatalities
72 tornado related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $28 Million

Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events

217 Thunderstorm wind events

2 High wind events

4 Strong wind events
0 Wind-related fatalities
2 Wind-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $537,800

Hail (>1.0 inch)

43 Hail events (1955-2020)

Lightning

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

Flood

0 Flood Events

0 Coastal Flood Events

4 Flash Flood Events
0 Flood-related fatalities
0 Flood-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $1.019 Million

Winter Weather-Related Events

11 Winter storm events

8 Ice storm events

2 Heavy snow events

0 Frost/freeze events

4 Winter weather events

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