Union County

30 Year Climate Normals (Santuck)
Max Temp. Mean Temp. Min Temp. Precip CDD HDD
1971-2000 72.9 F 62.0 F 51.0 F 46.20 Inches 1729 2816
1981-2010 73.1 F 62.0 F 50.9 F 44.07 Inches 1812 2901
1991-2020 73.9 F 61.7 F 49.4 F 44.58 Inches 1767 2956

Temperature Records (1895-2020)


Highest Maximum: 110 F, July 1 2012; Santuck
Lowest Minimum: -11 F, February 14, 1899; Santuck

Precipitation Records (1949-2020)


Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 11.0 Inches, August 28, 1893; Santuck
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 4.86 inches, August 27, 2008; Union 1.1 E (POR: January 4, 2008- June 5, 2011)
Annual Average Rainfall: 46.02 Inches; Union 8 S
Wettest Year: 1929, 74.62 Inches; Santuck
Driest Year: 2007, 27.51 inches; Lockhart
Highest Daily Snowfall: 10.0 Inches, December 4, 1971; Union 8 S

Severe Weather Events- Countywide

Tornado

19 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
  • E/F0: 9
  • E/F1: 6
  • E/F2: 3
  • E/F3: 1
  • E/F4: 0
  • Period Of Record: 1950-2020
    Strongest: F3 on August 16, 1994 and November 2, 1995 (2)
    Longest Path: 27.8 miles on August 16, 1994
    Widest Path: 600 yards on April 15, 1993
    1 tornado related fatality
    5 tornado related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $8 Million

    Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events

    192 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
  • 183 Thunderstorm wind events
  • 6 High wind events
  • 3 Strong wind events
  • 0 Wind-related fatalities
    1 Wind-related injury
    Total Damage Costs: $858,690

    Hail (>1.0 inch)


    56 Hail events (1955-2020)

    Lightning


    8 Lightning events (1993-2020)
    1 Lightning related fatality
    1 Lightning related injury
    Total Damage Costs: $135,000

    Flood

    16 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
  • 7 Flood Events
  • 0 Coastal Flood Events
  • 9 Flash Flood Events
  • 0 Flood-related fatalities
    0 Flood-related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $350,000

    Winter Weather-Related Events

    49 Total Winter Weather-Related Events
  • 4 Winter storm events
  • 6 Ice storm events
  • 10 Heavy snow events
  • 2 Frost/freeze events
  • 23 Winter weather events
  • 4 Cold/wind chill events
  • 0 Winter weather-related fatalities
    0 Winter weather-related injuries
    Total Damage Costs: $59.620 Million