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
