Laurens County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Laurens) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
73.1 F |
60.1 F |
46.9 F |
47.5 Inches |
1577 |
3363 |
| 1981-2010 |
73.0 F |
60.8 F |
48.7 F |
45.55 Inches |
1746 |
3261 |
| 1991-2020 |
73 F |
61.2 F |
49.5 F |
46.71 Inches |
1788 |
3135 |
Temperature Records (1901-2020)
Highest Maximum: 109 F, July 2, 2012; Clinton
Lowest Minimum: -2 F, January 21, 1985; Laurens
Precipitation Records (1901-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 10.72 Inches, September 26, 1929; Laurens
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 8.71 inches, October 4, 2015; Gray Court 4.2 SSW
Annual Average Rainfall: 46.46 Inches; Laurens
Wettest Year: 1929, 74.35 Inches; Laurens
Driest Year: 2016, 28.48 inches; Clinton
Highest Daily Snowfall: 11.0 Inches February 14, 1902, 1935; Laurens
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
20 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
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- E/F0: 10
- E/F1: 5
- E/F2: 4
- E/F3: 1
- E/F4: 0
- Period Of Record: 1950-2020
- Strongest: F3 on December 13, 1973
- Longest Path: 12 miles on April 15, 1993
- Widest Path: 700 yards on March 28, 1948
- 0 tornado related fatalities
- 50 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $30.7 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
240 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
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- 232 Thunderstorm wind events
- 6 High wind events
- 2 Strong wind events
- 2 Wind-related fatalities
- 2 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $1.940 Million
Hail (>1.0 inch)
63 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
7 Lightning events (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
0 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $809,000
Flood
28 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
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- 13 Flood Events
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 15 Flash Flood Events
- 0 Flood-related fatalities
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $175,000
Winter Weather-Related Events
50 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- 4 Winter storm events
- 7 Ice storm events
- 9 Heavy snow events
- 2 Frost/freeze events
- 23 Winter weather events
- 5 Cold/wind chill events
- 1 Winter weather-related fatality
- 0 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $58.605 Million
