Lexington County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Pelion) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
75.2 F |
63.2 F |
51.1 F |
51.03 Inches |
1926 |
2574 |
| 1981-2010 |
73.8 F |
61.2 F |
48.7 F |
50.30 Inches |
1630 |
3001 |
| 1991-2020 |
77 F |
64.8 F |
52.6 F |
51.98 Inches |
2339 |
2373 |
Temperature Records (1948-2020)
Highest Maximum: 109 F, June 30, 2012; Columbia Metro Airport
Lowest Minimum: -4 F, February 14, 1899; Batesburg
Precipitation Records (1948-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 7.10 Inches, September 4, 1998; Pelion 0.8 NW
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 9.00 inches, October 4, 2015; West Columbia 1.2 ESE
Annual Average Rainfall: 46.98 Inches; Columbia Metro Airport
Wettest Year: 1964, 76.11 inches; Batesburg
Driest Year: 1954, 27.39 Inches; Columbia Metro Airport
Highest Daily Snowfall: 12.3 Inches, February 10, 1973; Columbia Metro Airport
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
36 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 10
- E/F1: 15
- E/F2: 8
- E/F3: 3
- E/F4: 0
- Period Of Record: 1950-2020
- Strongest: F3 on August 16, 1994 (2) and November 2, 1995
- Longest Path: 21.3 miles on April 5, 1957
- Widest Path: 450 yards on February 22, 1993
- 1 tornado related fatality
- 26 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $58.1 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
565 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 552 Thunderstorm wind events
- 6 High wind events
- 7 Strong wind events
- 2 Wind-related fatalities
- 9 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $3.21 Million
Hail (>1.0 inch)
129 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
10 Lightning events (1993-2020)
2 Lightning related fatalities
1 Lightning related injury
Total Damage Costs: $1.508 Million
Flood
77 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
-
- 12 Flood Events
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 65 Flash Flood Events
- 0 Flood-related fatalities
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $18.746 Million
Winter Weather-Related Events
21 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- 8 Winter storm events
- 4 Ice storm events
- 1 Heavy snow event
- 0 Frost/freeze events
- 8 Winter weather events
- 0 Cold/wind chill events
- 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
- 0 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $12,000
