Saluda County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Saluda) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
74.3 F |
61.9 F |
49.5 F |
47.79 Inches |
1881 |
2982 |
| 1981-2010 |
74.4 F |
62.0 F |
49.5 F |
46.84 Inches |
1915 |
3027 |
| 1991-2020 |
74.2 F |
62.2 F |
50.2 F |
46.8 Inches |
1970 |
2954 |
Temperature Records (1902-2020)
Highest Maximum: 109 F, July 1, 2012; Saluda
Lowest Minimum: -2 F, January 21, 1985; Saluda
Precipitation Records (1902-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 7.74 Inches, October 4, 2015; Saluda
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 7.79 inches, October 4, 2015; Saluda 0.6 NNE
Annual Average Rainfall: 46.83 Inches; Saluda
Wettest Year: 1929, 79.72 Inches; Saluda
Driest Year: 1954, 30.19 inches; Saluda
Highest Daily Snowfall: 8.0 Inches, December 11, 1958; Saluda
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
13 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 5
- E/F1: 3
- E/F2: 4
- E/F3: 1
- E/F4: 0
- Period Of Record: 1950-2020
- Strongest: F3 on November 22, 1992
- Longest Path: 29 miles on November 22, 1992
- Widest Path: 1000 yards on May 5, 2017
- 3 tornado related fatalities
- 20 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $5.3 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
192 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 185 Thunderstorm wind events
- 1 High wind event
- 6 Strong wind events
- 0 Wind-related fatalities
- 0 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $619,000
Hail (>1.0 inch)
28 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
0 Lightning events (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
0 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $0
Flood
6 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
-
- 0 Flood Events
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 6 Flash Flood Events
- 0 Flood-related fatalities
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $37,400
Winter Weather-Related Events
17 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- 9 Winter storm events
- 4 Ice storm events
- 1 Heavy snow events
- 0 Frost/freeze events
- 3 Winter weather events
- 0 Cold/wind chill events
- 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
- 0 Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $6,000
