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

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

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

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

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