Oconee County

30 Year Climate Normals (Walhalla)
	Max Temp.	Mean Temp.	Min Temp.	Precip	CDD	HDD
1971-2000	72.4 F	58.8 F	45.1 F	60.65 Inches	1302	3567
1981-2010	71.8 F	59.5 F	47.1 F	57.81 Inches	1422	3441
1991-2020	71 F	59.2 F	47.7 F	61.1 Inches	1396	3483

Temperature Records (1896-2020)

Highest Maximum: 108 F, September 7, 1925; Walhalla
Lowest Minimum: -8 F, January 21, 1985; Long Creek

Precipitation Records (1948-2020)

Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 9.65 Inches, September 20, 1924; Walhalla
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 8.92 inches, September 21, 2009; Walhalla 1.5 NW
Annual Average Rainfall: 60.32 Inches; Walhalla
Wettest Year: 2018, 123.45 inches; Jocassee 8 WNW
Driest Year: 2016, 26.41 Inches; Clemson Oconee County Airport
Highest Daily Snowfall: 15 Inches, January 7, 1988; Long Creek

Severe Weather Events- Countywide

Tornado

E/F0: 16

E/F1: 6

E/F2: 5

E/F3: 2

E/F4: 0
Period Of Record: 1950-2020
Strongest: F3 on March 27, 1994 and EF3 on April 13, 2020
Longest Path: 30 miles on January 14, 1995
Widest Path: 900 yards on June 26, 1994
0 tornado related fatalities
15 tornado related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $7.4 Million

Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events

295 Thunderstorm wind events

38 High wind events

4 Strong wind events
1 Wind-related fatality
4 Wind-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $1.686 Million

Hail (>1.0 inch)

116 Hail events (1955-2020)

Lightning

13 Lightning events (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
4 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $751,000

Flood

11 Flood Events

0 Coastal Flood Events

19 Flash Flood Events
0 Flood-related fatalities
0 Flood-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $1.934 Million

Winter Weather-Related Events

23 Winter storm events

13 Ice storm events

30 Heavy snow events

3 Frost/freeze events

80 Winter weather events

16 Cold/wind chill events
2 Winter weather-related fatalities
0 Winter weather-related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $117.250 Million