Orangeburg County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Orangeburg 2) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
75.6 F |
63.5 F |
51.4 F |
47.37 Inches |
2022 |
2552 |
| 1981-2010 |
74.0 F |
63.0 F |
51.9 F |
46.97 Inches |
1899 |
2638 |
| 1991-2020 |
77.2 F |
65.6 F |
53.9 F |
50.48 Inches |
2337 |
2095 |
Temperature Records (1953-2020)
Highest Maximum: 108 F, August 10, 2007; Orangeburg 2
Lowest Minimum: -3 F, February 14, 1985; Eutawville
Precipitation Records (1957-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 11.45 Inches, October 8, 2016; Holly Hill 1 SW
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 11.68 inches, October 4, 2015; Holly Hill 0.4 N
Annual Average Rainfall: 45.85 Inches; Springfield
Wettest Year: 1964, 78.87 Inches; Holly Hill
Driest Year: 1954, 25.41 Inches; Orangeburg 2
Highest Daily Snowfall: 8.0 Inches, February 23, 1901; Eutawville and February 11, 1973; Springfield
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
66 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 27
- E/F1: 27
- E/F2: 7
- E/F3: 5
- E/F4: 0
- Period Of Record: 1950-2020
- Strongest: F3 on April 23, 1983, December 10, 2004 and EF3 on March 15, 2008, April 13, 2020 (2)
- Longest Path: 10.6 miles on April 19, 2019
- Widest Path: 1320 yards on March 15, 2008
- 0 tornado related fatalities
- 17 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $7.5 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
463 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 454 Thunderstorm wind events
- 6 High wind events
- 3 Strong wind events
- 2 Wind-related fatalities
- 19 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $2.253 Million
Hail (>1.0 inch)
78 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
8 Lightning events (1993-2020)
1 Lightning related fatality
2 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $650,000
Flood
31 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
-
- 6 Flood Events
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 25 Flash Flood Events
- 0 Flood-related fatalities
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $31.726 Million
Winter Weather-Related Events
15 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- 5 Winter storm events
- 4 Ice storm events
- 5 Heavy snow events
- 0 Frost/freeze events
- 1 Winter weather event
- 0 Cold/wind chill events
- 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
- 0 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $0
