Lee County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Bishopville) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
73.7 F |
61.8 F |
49.9 F |
45.52 Inches |
1758 |
2899 |
| 1981-2010 |
74.2 F |
62.0 F |
49.8 F |
44.42 Inches |
1850 |
2951 |
| 1991-2020 |
74.3 F |
62.6 F |
50.9 F |
46.65 Inches |
1921 |
2752 |
Temperature Records (1933-2020)
Highest Maximum: 107 F, July 27, 1940; Bishopville 1 ENE
Lowest Minimum: -2 F, January 21, 1985; Bishopville 1 ENE
Precipitation Records (1933-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 7.10 Inches, October 11, 1990; Bishopville 1 ENE
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 44.57 Inches
Annual Average Rainfall: 2020, 67.13 inches; Elliott 0.8 NW
Wettest Year: 2001, 25.74 Inches; Bishopville 1 ENE
Driest Year: 8.0 Inches, February 19, 1979; Bishopville 1 ENE
Highest Daily Snowfall: 8.0 Inches, February 19, 1979; Bishopville 1 ENE
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
10 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 4
- E/F1: 4
- E/F2: 2
- E/F3: 0
- E/F4: 0
- Period Of Record: 1950-2020
- Strongest: F2 on October 1, 1966 and EF2 on March 15, 2008
- Longest Path: 14.1 miles on March 15, 2008
- Widest Path: 440 yards on September 7, 2004
- 0 tornado related fatalities
- 8 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $95,000
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
113 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 111 Thunderstorm wind events
- 1 High wind event
- 1 Strong wind event
- 0 Wind-related fatalities
- 1 Wind-related injury
- Total Damage Costs: $1.018 Million
Hail (>1.0 inch)
29 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
1 Lightning event (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
0 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $60,000
Flood
3 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
-
- 0 Flood Events
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 3 Flash Flood Events
- 0 Flood-related fatalities
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $2,000
Winter Weather-Related Events
19 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- 8 Winter storm events
- 5 Ice storm events
- 2 Heavy snow events
- 0 Frost/freeze events
- 4 Winter weather events
- 0 Cold/wind chill events
- 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
- 0 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $18,000
