Newberry County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Newberry) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
74.1 F |
61.4 F |
48.6 F |
49.33 Inches |
1730 |
3043 |
| 1981-2010 |
73.8 F |
62.1 F |
50.4 F |
47.97 Inches |
1913 |
2972 |
| 1991-2020 |
73.5 F |
61.8 F |
50.2 F |
46.55 Inches |
1850 |
2978 |
Temperature Records (1894-2020)
Highest Maximum: 108 F, July 24, 1952; Little Mountain and August 21, 1983; Newberry
Lowest Minimum: -8 F, February 14, 1899; Newberry
Precipitation Records (1893-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 10.42 Inches, August 18, 1986; Newberry
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 8.60 inches, October 4, 2015; Prosperity 4.4 ESE
Annual Average Rainfall: 47.34 Inches; Newberry
Wettest Year: 1964, 77.14 Inches; Little Mountain
Driest Year: 1925, 24.40 inches; Chappells 2 NNW
Highest Daily Snowfall: 11.0 Inches, February 26, 1914; Little Mountain
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
36 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 14
- E/F1: 12
- E/F2: 5
- E/F3: 5
- E/F4: 0
- Period Of Record: 1950-2020
- Strongest: F3 on December 13, 1973 (2), March 28, 1984, November 22, 1992, and EF3 on March 15, 2008
- Longest Path: 23.8 miles on March 15, 2008
- Widest Path: 1320 yards on March 15, 2008
- 2 tornado related fatalities
- 45 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $38 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
321 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 317 Thunderstorm wind events
- 1 High wind event
- 3 Strong wind events
- 0 Wind-related fatalities
- 0 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $787,600
Hail (>1.0 inch)
43 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
3 Lightning events (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
0 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $38,100
Flood
9 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
-
- 2 Flood Events
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 7 Flash Flood Events
- 0 Flood-related fatalities
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $299,000
Winter Weather-Related Events
25 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- 13 Winter storm events
- 7 Ice storm events
- 0 Heavy snow events
- 0 Frost/freeze events
- 5 Winter weather events
- 0 Cold/wind chill events
- 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
- 4 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $15,000
