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

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

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

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

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