Pickens County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Pickens) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
70.6 F |
59.7 F |
48.7 F |
55.91 Inches |
1397 |
3309 |
| 1981-2010 |
71.9 F |
59.7 F |
47.6 F |
53.44 Inches |
1490 |
3411 |
| 1991-2020 |
72 F |
60.6 F |
49.2 F |
56.67 Inches |
1643 |
3229 |
Temperature Records (1951-2020)
Highest Maximum: 106 F, July 28, 1993; Pickens and July 2, 2012; Clemson University
Lowest Minimum: -7 F, February 14, 1899; Clemson University
Precipitation Records (1951-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 11.12 Inches, August 25, 1908; Liberty
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 8.96 inches, July 13, 2013; Clemson 1.6 ESE
Annual Average Rainfall: 58.95 Inches: Pickens 6 WSW
Wettest Year: 1949, 115.07 Inches; Sassafras Mountain (117.97 Inches, Cleveland 8 WNW CoCoRaHS, 2013)
Driest Year: 1925, 28.09 Inches; Liberty
Highest Daily Snowfall: 14.1 Inches, December 17, 1930; Clemson Univ.
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
29 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 6
- E/F1: 16
- E/F2: 6
- E/F3: 1
- E/F4: 0
- Period Of Record: 1950-2020
- Strongest: F3 on April 13, 2020
- Longest Path: 23.6 miles on May 27, 1973
- Widest Path: 300 yards on October 8, 2017
- 0 tornado related fatalities
- 20 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $6.8 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
330 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 284 Thunderstorm wind events
- 41 High wind events
- 5 Strong wind events
- 2 Wind-related fatalities
- 5 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $1.268 Million
Hail (>1.0 inch)
78 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
6 Lightning events (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
1 Lightning related injury
Total Damage Costs: $61,000
Flood
43 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
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- 15 Flood Events
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 28 Flash Flood Events
- 2 Flood-related fatalities
- 3 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $9.612 Million
Winter Weather-Related Events
163 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- 26 Winter storm events
- 12 Ice storm events
- 27 Heavy snow events
- 3 Frost/freeze events
- 81 Winter weather events
- 14 Cold/wind chill events
- 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
- 0 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $120.25 Million
