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

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

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

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

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