Sumter County
| 30 Year Climate Normals (Sumter) |
|---|
| |
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
| 1971-2000 |
75.3 F |
63.2 F |
51.0 F |
48.65 Inches |
1923 |
2577 |
| 1981-2010 |
73.7 F |
62.1 F |
50.5 F |
46.93 Inches |
1797 |
2844 |
| 1991-2020 |
73.5 F |
62.1 F |
50.7 F |
48.83 Inches |
1796 |
2821 |
Temperature Records (1922-2020)
Highest Maximum: 108 F, September 4, 1925; Wedgefield
Lowest Minimum: 2 F, January 21, 1985; Sumter
Precipitation Records (1945-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 10.67 inches, October 4, 2015; Sumter
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 10.42 inches, October 4, 2015; Sumter 0.2 NE
Annual Average Rainfall: 47.51 Inches
Wettest Year: 1959, 70.69 Inches; Sumter
Driest Year: 1954, 27.71 inches; Sumter Shaw AFB
Highest Daily Snowfall: 21.0 Inches, February 9, 1973: Wedgefield
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
27 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 14
- E/F1: 7
- E/F2: 3
- E/F3: 1
- E/F4: 0
- Period Of Record: 1950-2020
- Strongest: EF3 on May 15, 2007
- Longest Path: 10.8 miles on April 28, 2011
- Widest Path: 500 yards on September 7, 2004
- 1 tornado related fatality
- 8 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $4.7 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
353 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 346 Thunderstorm wind events
- 4 High wind events
- 3 Strong wind events
- 1 Wind-related fatality
- 2 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $3.22 Million
Hail (>1.0 inch)
61 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
6 Lightning events (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
0 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $1.659 Million
Flood
22 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
-
- 2 Flood Events
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 20 Flash Flood Events
- 0 Flood-related fatalities
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $66,600
Winter Weather-Related Events
22 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- 7 Winter storm events
- 4 Ice storm events
- 7 Heavy snow events
- 0 Frost/freeze events
- 4 Winter weather events
- 0 Cold/wind chill events
- 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
- 1 Winter weather-related injury
- Total Damage Costs: $0
