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

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

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

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

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