Lancaster County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Kershaw) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
73.2 F |
60.7 F |
48.2 F |
47.97 Inches |
1594 |
3132 |
| 1981-2010 |
73.4 F |
59.7 F |
46.0 F |
47.03 Inches |
1486 |
3417 |
| 1991-2020 |
73.1 F |
62.1 F |
51.1 F |
42.62 Inches |
1839 |
2872 |
Temperature Records (1916-2020)
Highest Maximum: 107 F, June 28, 1954; Kershaw 1 SW
Lowest Minimum: -4 F, January 21, 1985; Kershaw 1 SW
Precipitation Records (1916-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 10.14 Inches, September 4, 1998; Kershaw 1 SW
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 6.10 inches, August 27, 2008; Fort Mill 3.5 ENE
Annual Average Rainfall: 45.40 Inches; Kershaw 1 SW
Wettest Year: 1929, 69.59 Inches; Kershaw 1 SW
Driest Year: 1933, 29.02 inches; Heath Springs
Highest Daily Snowfall: 12.0 Inches, December 12, 1958; Kershaw 1 SW and February 10, 1912; Heath Springs
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
10 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 4
- E/F1: 6
- E/F2: 0
- E/F3: 0
- E/F4: 0
- Period Of Record: 1950-2020
- Strongest: F4 on April 8, 1957 and March 28, 1984
- Longest Path: 6.8 miles on April 8, 1957
- Widest Path: 530 yards on March 28, 1984
- 0 tornado related fatalities
- 6 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $28.1 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
198 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 193 Thunderstorm wind events
- 2 High wind events
- 3 Strong wind events
- 2 Wind-related fatalities
- 2 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $2.318 Million
Hail (>1.0 inch)
57 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
6 Lightning events (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
0 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $250,000
Flood
58 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
-
- 7 Flood Events
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 51 Flash Flood Events
- 1 Flood-related fatality
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $672,400
Winter Weather-Related Events
35 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- 19 Winter storm events
- 8 Ice storm events
- 3 Heavy snow events
- 0 Frost/freeze events
- 5 Winter weather events
- 0 Cold/wind chill events
- 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
- 8 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $108,000
