Williamsburg County
30 Year Climate Normals (Kingstree*) |
|
Max Temp. |
Mean Temp. |
Min Temp. |
Precip |
CDD |
HDD |
1971-2000 |
76.0 F |
62.8 F |
49.6 F |
49.72 Inches |
1868 |
2637 |
1981-2010 |
76.2 F |
63.5 F |
50.8 F |
48.5 Inches |
2016 |
2568 |
1991-2020 |
76.4 F |
64.1 F |
51.8 F |
52.5 Inches |
2151 |
2451 |
Temperature Records (1893-2020)
Highest Maximum: 108 F, July 20, 1986; Kingstree*; August 2, 1999; Cades 4 W
Lowest Minimum: 0 F, January 21, 1985; Kingstree*
Precipitation Records (1930-2020)
Highest Daily Rainfall (COOP): 12.60 Inches, July 15, 1916; Kingstree*
Highest Daily Rainfall (CoCoRaHS): 12.03 inches, October 4, 2015; Kingstree 9.5 NW
Annual Average Rainfall: 47.89 Inches; Kingstree*
Wettest Year: 1964, 72.30 Inches; Kingstree*
Driest Year: 1931, 30.73 inches; Kingstree*
Highest Daily Snowfall: 12.0 Inches, February 11, 1912; Kingstree*
*Note: Kingstree COOP ceased observations July 2006
Severe Weather Events- Countywide
Tornado
14 Tornadoes (1950-2020)
-
- E/F0: 2
- E/F1: 11
- E/F2: 1
- E/F3: 0
- E/F4: 0
- Period Of Record: 1950-2020
- Strongest: F2 on May 4, 1978
- Longest Path: 10.7 miles on May 4, 1978
- Widest Path: 100 yards on July 2, 2003
- 0 tornado related fatalities
- 15 tornado related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $1.6 Million
Thunderstorm, High, and Strong Wind Events
140 Total Wind Events (winds exceeding 50 knots or 58 miles per hour, 1955-2020)
-
- 135 Thunderstorm wind events
- 3 High wind events
- 2 Strong wind events
- 1 Wind-related fatality
- 7 Wind-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $914,650
Hail (>1.0 inch)
42 Hail events (1955-2020)
Lightning
4 Lightning events (1993-2020)
0 Lightning related fatalities
0 Lightning related injuries
Total Damage Costs: $525,000
Flood
22 Total Flood Events (1993-2020)
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- 7 Flood Events
- 0 Coastal Flood Events
- 15 Flash Flood Events
- 0 Flood-related fatalities
- 0 Flood-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $10.224
Winter Weather-Related Events
Total Winter Weather-Related Events
-
- Winter storm events
- Ice storm events
- Heavy snow events
- Frost/freeze events
- Winter weather events
- Cold/wind chill events
- Winter weather-related fatalities
- Winter weather-related injuries
- Total Damage Costs: $