Kershaw County

30 Year Climate Normals (Camden)
	Max Temp.	Mean Temp.	Min Temp.	Precip	CDD	HDD
1971-2000	71.8 F	59.9 F	47.9 F	46.65 Inches	1471	3316
1981-2010	72.7 F	60.7 F	48.7 F	43.82 Inches	1622	3188
1991-2020	75.2 F	62.9 F	50.6 F	38.31 Inches	2024	2759

Temperature Records (1906-2020)

Highest Maximum: 111 F, June 28, 1954; Camden 3 W (POR: February 1856-September 2001)
Lowest Minimum: -3 F, January 22, 1985; Camden 3 W

Precipitation Records (1899-2020)

Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 9.62 Inches, October 11, 1990; Camden 3 W
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 6.31 inches, October 5, 2015; Camden 3.1 SE
Annual Average Rainfall: 47.35 Inches; Camden 3 W
Wettest Year: 1928, 83.41 Inches; Camden 3 W
Driest Year: 2001, 24.02 Inches; Wateree Dam
Highest Daily Snowfall: 12.0 Inches, February 26, 1914; Camden 3 W

Severe Weather Events- Countywide

Tornado

E/F0: 8

E/F1: 9

E/F2: 5

E/F3: 1

E/F4: 1
Period Of Record: 1950-2020
Strongest: F4 on March 28, 1984
Longest Path: 23 miles on March 15, 2008
Widest Path: 1230 yards on March 15, 2008
0 tornado related fatalities
35 tornado related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $25.3 Million

Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events

223 Thunderstorm wind events

2 High wind events

1 Strong wind event
1 Wind-related fatality
14 Wind-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $1.270 Million

Hail (>1.0 inch)

58 Hail events (1955-2020)

Lightning

3 Lightning events (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
0 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $580,000

Flood

4 Flood Events

0 Coastal Flood Events

12 Flash Flood Events
1 Flood-related fatality
2 Flood-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $168,000

Winter Weather-Related Events

12 Winter storm events

7 Ice storm events

0 Heavy snow events

0 Frost/freeze events

6 Winter weather events

0 Cold/wind chill events
0 Winter weather-related fatalities
2 Winter weather-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $23,000