Richland County
30 Year Climate Normals (USC Columbia) |
|
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
1971-2000 |
78.0 F |
66.2 F |
54.3 F |
47.14 Inches |
2487 |
2044 |
1981-2010 |
78.0 F |
66.7 F |
55.5 F |
46.3 Inches |
2629 |
1988 |
1991-2020 |
78.6 F |
66.5 F |
54.4 F |
48.11 Inches |
2236 |
2473 |
Temperature Records (1954-2020)
Highest Maximum: 113 F, June 29, 2012; Columbia Univ of SC
Lowest Minimum: -5 F, January 16, 1994; Cedar Creek 2 E
Precipitation Records (1954-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 8.35 Inches, October 4, 2015; Columbia Owens Downtown Airport
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 12.07 inches, October 4, 2015; Hopkins 3.9 NNE
Annual Average Rainfall: 47.75 Inches; USC Columbia
Wettest Year: 1959, 74.49 Inches; Columbia Univ of SC
Driest Year: 1933, 27.11 Inches; Columbia WB City
Highest Daily Snowfall: 12.50 Inches, February 10, 1973; Columbia Univ of SC
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
41 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
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- E/F0: 16
- E/F1: 16
- E/F2: 8
- E/F3: 0
- E/F4: 0
- Uknown: 1
- Period Of Record: 1950-2020
- Strongest: F2 on July 3, 1964, August 29, 1964, May 29, 1967, December 13, 1973, November 12, 1975, May 15, 1976, August 31, 1987, and September 7, 2004
- Longest Path: 16.7 miles on December 13, 1973
- Widest Path: 660 yards on March 15, 2008
- 1 tornado related fatality
- 20 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $12.5 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
660 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
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- 646 Thunderstorm wind events
- 7 High wind events
- 7 Strong wind events
- 4 Wind-related fatalities
- 11 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $4.595 Million
Hail (>1.0 inch)
113 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
19 Lightning events (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
9 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $3.898 Million
Flood
185 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
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- 15 Flood Events
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 170 Flash Flood Events
- 9 Flood-related fatalities
- 32 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $31.579 Million
Winter Weather-Related Events
21 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
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- 7 Winter storm events
- 4 Ice storm events
- 0 Heavy snow events
- 0 Frost/freeze events
- 10 Winter weather events
- 0 Cold/wind chill events
- 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
- 0 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $0