Horry County
30 Year Climate Normals (Conway) |
|
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
1971-2000 |
75.1 F |
63.8 F |
52.4 F |
53.27 Inches |
1995 |
2415 |
1981-2010 |
75.4 F |
64.4 F |
53.4 F |
52.07 Inches |
2136 |
2352 |
1991-2020 |
75.3 F |
64.5 F |
53.8 F |
55.21 Inches |
2141 |
2287 |
Temperature Records (1945-2020)
Highest Maximum: 107 F, June 28, 1952; Loris 2 S
Lowest Minimum: 2 F, January 21, 1985, February 12, 1973; Loris 2 S
Precipitation Records (1893-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 14.80 Inches, September 16, 1999; Myrtle Beach
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 11.68 inches, September 17, 2018; Loris 2.8 WSW
Annual Average Rainfall: 51.20 Inches; Conway
Wettest Year: 1999, 77.36 Inches; Loris 2 S (July 1999 data missing)
Driest Year: 1954, 31.81 inches; Conway
Highest Daily Snowfall: 12.0 Inches, December 24, 1989; Conway
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
55 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
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- E/F0: 20
- E/F1: 23
- E/F2: 10
- E/F3: 2
- E/F4: 0
- Period Of Record: 1950-2020
- Strongest: F3 on August 17, 1965 and November 24, 1967
- Longest Path: 10.5 miles on December 1, 1967
- Widest Path: 353 yards on March 28, 1994
- 0 tornado related fatalities
- 104 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $22.2 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
206 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
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- 256 Thunderstorm wind events
- 0 High wind events
- 4 Strong wind events
- 0 Wind-related fatalities
- 15 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $3.527 Million
Hail (>1.0 inch)
199 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
37 Lightning events (1993-2020)
1 Lightning related fatality
10 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $1.622 Million
Flood
97 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
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- 16 Flood Events
- 19 Coastal Flood Events
- 62 Flash Flood Events
- 4 Flood-related fatalities
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $21.983 Million
Winter Weather-Related Events
8 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
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- 6 Winter storm events
- 0 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