Georgetown County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Brookgreen Gardens) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
74.9 F |
64.7 F |
54.5 F |
54.57 Inches |
2076 |
2160 |
| 1981-2010 |
74.9 F |
66.0 F |
57.1 F |
54.18 Inches |
2352 |
1982 |
| 1991-2020 |
73.4 F |
63.8 F |
54.2 F |
55.32 Inches |
1921 |
2336 |
Temperature Records (1893-2020)
Highest Maximum: 106 F, June 30, 1990; Georgetown 2E and July 21, 2008; Georgetown County Airport
Lowest Minimum: 2 F, January 21, 1985; Andrews
Precipitation Records (1957-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 14.71 Inches, September 16, 1999; Brookgreen Gardens
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 11.87 inches, September 3, 2016; Georgetown 6.0 S
Annual Average Rainfall: 55.07 Inches; Brookgreen Gardens
Wettest Year: 2015, 83.43 inches; Georgetown County Airport
Driest Year: 1951, 30.22 Inches; Georgetown 2E
Highest Daily Snowfall: 18.0 inches, February 11, 1912; Smiths Mill
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
22 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 7
- E/F1: 12
- E/F2: 3
- E/F3: 0
- E/F4: 0
- Period Of Record: 1950-2020
- Strongest: F2 on September 2, 1979 and October 11, 2002; EF2 on April 13, 2020
- Longest Path: 5.4 miles on August 7, 1953
- Widest Path: 300 yards on May 26, 1974
- 6 tornado related fatalities
- 10 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $3.9 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
113 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 106 Thunderstorm wind events
- 1 High wind event
- 6 Strong wind events
- 0 Wind-related fatalities
- 1 Wind-related injury
- Total Damage Costs: $629,750
Hail (>1.0 inch)
65 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
17 Lightning events (1993-2020)
1 Lightning related fatality
21 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $623,500
Flood
50 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
-
- 9 Flood Events
- 7 Coastal Flood Events
- 34 Flash Flood Events
- 2 Flood-related fatalities
- 1 Flood-related injury
- Total Damage Costs: $2.832
Winter Weather-Related Events
7 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- 6 Winter storm events
- 0 Ice storm events
- 0 Heavy snow events
- 0 Frost/freeze events
- 1 Winter weather event
- 0 Cold/wind chill events
- 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
- 0 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $0
