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
24 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- 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
226 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 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
16 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
-
- 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
25 Total 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
