Jasper County

30 Year Climate Normals (Ridgeland)
	Max Temp.	Mean Temp.	Min Temp.	Precip	CDD	HDD
1971-2000	75.9 F	65.1 F	54.3 F	51.5 Inches	2164	2103
1981-2010	74.4 F	65.0 F	55.7 F	46.16 Inches	2074	2058
1991-2020	76.8 F	67.2 F	57.6 F	45.02 Inches	2570	1732

Temperature Records (1941-2020)

Highest Maximum: 107 F, June 27, 1950; Ridgeland 5 NE (Data recorded 1941-1999)
Lowest Minimum: 2 F, January 21, 1985; Ridgeland 5 NE

Precipitation Records (1941-2020)

Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 7.75 Inches, August 26, 1961; Ridgeland
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 10.63 inches, October 8, 2016; Bluffton 7.2 NW
Annual Average Rainfall: 51.06 Inches; Ridgeland
Wettest Year: 1964, 80.41 Inches; Ridgeland 5 NE
Driest Year: 1954, 30.96 Inches; Ridgeland 5 NE
Highest Daily Snowfall: 6.0 Inches, February 10, 1973; Ridgeland 5 NE

Severe Weather Events- Countywide

Tornado

E/F0: 3

E/F1: 6

E/F2: 0

E/F3: 0

E/F4: 0
Period Of Record: 1950-2020
Strongest: F1 on May 19, 1965, May 3, 1984, April 9, 1998, September 6, 2004, and September 7, 2004
Longest Path: 4.11 miles on June 11, 2012
Widest Path: 150 yards on April 9, 1998
0 tornado related fatalities
1 tornado related injury
Total Damage Costs: $480,000

Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events

336 Thunderstorm wind events

4 High wind events

14 Strong wind events
0 Wind-related fatalities
3 Wind-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $371,000

Hail (>1.0 inch)

26 Hail events (1955-2020)

Lightning

2 Lightning events (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
2 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $1,000

Flood

0 Flood Events

0 Coastal Flood Events

20 Flash Flood Events
0 Flood-related fatalities
0 Flood-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $35,000

Winter Weather-Related Events

1 Winter storm event

3 Ice storm events

5 Heavy snow events

2 Frost/freeze events

0 Winter weather events

1 Cold/wind chill event
0 Winter weather-related fatalities
0 Winter weather-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $5,000