...Climate Summary for October 2024... ...Historically Dry October Across the Midlands and Central Savannah River Area... ...Near Normal Temperatures... ...Very Quiet Weather... ...Tied for the Driest October on Record at Columbia and Augusta... Top Five Driest October Years for Columbia: 1. Trace - 2024, 1953 3. 0.01 inches - 1963, 1943 5. 0.02 inches - 1998 Top Five Driest October Years for Augusta: 1. Trace - 2024, 2000, 1963 4. 0.02 inches - 1974 5. 0.04 inches - 1939 .Columbia SC Average Temperatures for the month... The average temperature at Columbia Metropolitan Airport for October was 65.4 or 0.8 degrees above the monthly normal of 64.6 degrees. .Augusta GA Average Temperatures... The average temperature at Augusta Regional Bush Field for October was 64.9 or 1.1 degrees below the normal of 66.0 degrees. .Columbia Rainfall... Columbia Metro Airport received a Trace of rainfall during October, 3.13 inches below the normal rainfall of 3.13 inches .Augusta Rainfall... Augusta Bush Field received a Trace of rainfall during October, 2.56 inches below the normal rainfall of 2.56 inches YEAR TO DATE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATS... COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT 2023-2024 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL... AVG HIGH/DEP AVG LOW/DEP AVG TEMP NORM DEPARTURE Jan 2023 62.1/+5.3 40.5/+5.9 51.3 45.7 +5.6 Feb 68.8/+8.0 44.5/+7.2 56.7 49.1 +7.6 Mar 69.8/+1.5 47.1/+3.5 58.5 55.9 +2.6 Apr 77.3/+0.6 52.3/+0.8 64.8 64.1 +0.7 May 78.9/-4.9 58.8/-1.7 68.9 72.2 -3.3 Jun 86.3/-3.4 66.1/-2.5 76.2 79.1 -2.9 Jul 92.5/-0.2 73.5/+1.5 83.0 82.4 +0.6 Aug 93.2/+2.4 72.1/+0.9 82.6 81.0 +1.6 Sep 85.3/-0.4 64.7/-0.6 75.0 75.5 -0.5 Oct 77.3/+0.8 52.1/-0.6 64.7 64.6 +0.1 Nov 67.1/+0.7 42.1/+0.5 54.6 54.0 +0.6 Dec 61.5/+2.6 37.5/+0.7 49.4 47.7 +2.6 Jan 2024 58.0/+1.2 35.0/+0.4 46.5 45.7 +0.8 Feb 63.7/+2.9 38.4/+1.1 51.1 49.1 +2.0 Mar 71.1/+1.8 47.5/+3.9 59.3 55.9 +3.4 Apr 78.1/+1.4 53.6/+2.1 65.9 64.1 +1.8 May 85.0/+1.2 63.8/+3.3 74.4 72.7 +2.2 Jun 93.1/+3.4 69.4/+0.8 81.3 79.1 +2.2 Jul 93.8/+1.1 74.0/+2.0 83.9 82.4 +1.5 Aug 89.7/-1.1 71.1/-0.1 80.4 81.0 -0.6 Sep 85.6/-0.1 67.8/+2.5 76.8 75.5 +1.2 Oct 78.9/+2.4 51.8/-0.9 65.4 65.6 +0.2 AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD 2022-2023 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL... AVG HIGH/DEP AVG LOW/DEP AVG TEMP NORM DEPARTURE Jan 2023 62.0/+2.4 37.6/+2.3 49.8 47.4 +2.4 Feb 70.3/+6.8 42.6/+4.5 56.4 50.8 +5.6 Mar 70.5/-0.5 44.4/+0.3 57.5 57.5 0.0 Apr 77.2/-1.3 49.5/-1.1 63.3 64.6 -1.3 May 79.0/-6.9 57.6/-2.0 68.3 72.7 -4.4 Jun 86.9/-4.4 63.2/-4.9 75.1 79.7 -4.6 Jul 92.6/-1.5 71.2/-0.4 81.9 82.8 -0.9 Aug 92.5/-0.1 69.9/-1.1 81.2 81.8 -0.6 Sep 85.4/-2.4 62.0/-3.0 73.7 76.4 -2.7 Oct 77.5/-1.5 50.6/-2.5 64.1 66.0 -1.9 Nov 67.2/-1.9 40.6/-1.6 53.9 55.6 -1.7 Dec 61.9/+0.4 37.4/+0.1 49.6 49.4 +0.2 Jan 2024 58.9/-0.9 33.4/-1.9 46.0 47.4 -1.4 Feb 64.0/+0.5 36.9/-1.2 50.4 50.8 -0.4 Mar 70.8/-0.2 45.9/+1.8 58.4 57.5 +0.9 Apr 78.3/-0.2 50.4/-0.2 64.4 64.6 -0.2 May 84.4/-1.5 59.6/+1.6 72.8 72.7 +0.1 Jun 92.2/+0.9 66.3/-1.8 79.3 79.7 -0.4 Jul 92.5/-1.6 71.9/+0.3 82.2 82.8 -0.6 Aug 91.1/-1.5 69.0/-2.0 80.0 81.8 -1.8 Sep 86.9/-0.9 66.0/+1.0 76.6 76.4 +0.2 Oct 79.5/+0.5 50.2/-2.9 64.9 66.0 -1.1 COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT 2023-2024 MONTHLY/YEARLY PRECIPITATION... TOTAL NORMAL DEPARTURE (INCHES) Jan 2023 5.79 3.49 +2.30 Feb 3.50 3.39 +0.11 Mar 4.82 3.57 +1.25 Apr 5.04 2.83 +2.21 May 4.95 3.49 +1.46 Jun 6.12 4.97 +1.15 Jul 5.57 5.35 +0.22 Aug 5.71 4.65 +1.06 Sep 4.43 3.91 +0.52 Oct 1.62 3.13 -1.51 Nov 3.33 2.76 +0.57 Dec 4.70 3.70 +1.00 YTD Total 55.58 45.24 +10.34 Jan 2024 2.65 3.49 -0.84 Feb 2.72 3.39 -0.67 Mar 7.48 3.57 +3.91 Apr 2.39 2.83 -0.47 May 5.10 3.49 +1.61 Jun 3.05 4.97 -1.92 Jul 9.92 5.35 +4.57 Aug 6.39 4.65 +1.74 Sep 6.02 3.91 +2.11 Oct T 3.13 -3.13 *Tied Driest October on Record YTD Total 45.72 38.88 +6.84 AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD 2022-2023 MONTHLY/YEARLY PRECIPITATION... TOTAL NORMAL DEPARTURE (INCHES) Jan 2023 6.79 3.84 +2.95 Feb 5.08 3.67 +1.41 Mar 4.17 4.08 +0.09 Apr 6.56 2.92 +3.64 *7th Wettest April on Record May 3.51 3.05 +0.46 Jun 6.17 4.75 +1.42 Jul 7.62 4.48 +3.14 Aug 6.87 4.61 +2.26 Sep 5.24 3.60 +1.64 Oct 4.37 2.56 +1.81 Nov 1.92 2.66 -0.74 Dec 4.42 3.87 +0.55 YTD Total 62.72 44.09 +18.63 *3rd Wettest Year on Record Jan 2024 2.70 3.84 -1.14 Feb 3.48 3.67 -0.19 Mar 4.45 4.08 +0.37 Apr 1.16 2.92 -1.76 May 3.40 3.05 +0.35 Jun 5.28 4.75 +0.53 Jul 9.49 4.48 +5.01 Aug 2.97 4.61 -1.64 Sep 6.45 3.60 +2.85 Oct T 2.56 -2.56 *Tied Driest October on Record YTD Total 39.38 37.68 +1.70 Temperature/Precipitation Records Tied or Broken during the month of October: Augusta... None Columbia... 26th - Record high temperature for the date of 88 degrees. Previous record was 87 degrees set in 1974 and 2014 Here are some of the highest/lowest monthly rainfall totals from our NWS Coop Weather Observers: Bishopville 1.4 NE (BSPS1).......0.93 inches Cheraw Water Plant (CEWS1).......0.63 inches Chesterfield 3 E (CTFS1)..........0.30 inches Batesburg (BATS1)................0.00 inches Lincolnton 4.4 S (LNCG2).........0.00 inches Midville (MIDG1).................0.00 inches Here are some highest/lowest monthly rainfall totals from our CoCoRaHS (Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network): SC-LN-2 Fort Mill 3.5 ENE......1.09 inches SC-SM-46 Sumter 8.7 S...........0.42 inches SC-KR-57 Lugoff 2.0 W............0.30 inches SC-NW-24 Prosperity 8.1 SSE.....0.00 inches GA-CU-29 Evans 5.3 WNW..........0.00 inches SC-OR-52 North 5.2 E............0.00 inches Significant Weather Events for October 2024: October 15-18 - Chilly Canadian High pressure settled in across the eastern half of the country. This combined with a very dry airmass allowed temperatures to fall into the 30s across a good portion of the Midlands and Central Savannah River Area. This also provided for the first frost of the season, although scattered across the area. ...Unseasonably Chilly Morning Across the Midlands and the Central Savannah River Area... ...Widely Scattered Reports of Frost This Morning... Location Temp Time/Date Provider ...Georgia... ...Burke County... Blythe 34 F 0700 AM 10/17 PUBLIC Vidette 36 F 0700 AM 10/17 PUBLIC Midville 38 F 0745 AM 10/17 MESOWEST ...Columbia County... Evans 35 F 0806 AM 10/17 CWOP Appling 37 F 0816 AM 10/17 CWOP I-20 Columbia Co GA Weigh St 37 F 0746 AM 10/17 MESOWEST Grovetown 38 F 0815 AM 10/17 DAVIS Augusta 38 F 0745 AM 10/17 DAVIS Martinez 39 F 0655 AM 10/17 CWOP Evans 40 F 0825 AM 10/17 DAVIS ...Lincoln County... 0.9 NE Lincolnton 33 F 0800 AM 10/17 COOP Soap Creek 36 F 0700 AM 10/17 PUBLIC Leathersville 37 F 0700 AM 10/17 PUBLIC ...McDuffie County... Thomson-McDuffie Co Apt 33 F 0735 AM 10/17 AWOS THOMSON 35 F 0818 AM 10/17 CWOP Dearing 36 F 0815 AM 10/17 MESOWEST Thomson 2 SSE 38 F 0930 AM 10/17 COOP ...Richmond County... Fort Gordon 32 F 0701 AM 10/17 RAWS Augusta Bush Field Apt 35 F 0753 AM 10/17 ASOS I-20 Augusta - Welcome Ctr 41 F 0806 AM 10/17 MESOWEST Augusta Daniel Field Apt 42 F 0753 AM 10/17 ASOS Augusta EMA 43 F 0750 AM 10/17 MESOWEST ...South Carolina... ...Aiken County... SRS - SAVRIV 34 F 0718 AM 10/17 RAWS Aiken Station 35 F 0700 AM 10/17 CLEMSON N. Augusta 36 F 0700 AM 10/17 COOP Wagener 36 F 0555 AM 10/17 AWS Graniteville 36 F 0445 AM 10/17 DAVIS Courtney Center Ems Wagener 36 F 0644 AM 10/17 MESOWEST Jackson 37 F 0755 AM 10/17 DAVIS North Augusta 37 F 0730 AM 10/17 DAVIS North Augusta 37 F 0815 AM 10/17 CWOP Aiken 37 F 0735 AM 10/17 CWOP Graniteville 38 F 0745 AM 10/17 CWOP Graniteville 1 NE 38 F 0730 AM 10/17 COOP Aiken 39 F 0835 AM 10/17 CWOP Aiken 39 F 0755 AM 10/17 DAVIS Aiken Regional Apt 39 F 0715 AM 10/17 AWOS ETV Aiken 42 F 0810 AM 10/17 MESOWEST Aiken 2 SE 42 F 0730 AM 10/17 COOP US 25 at I-20 Aiken Co 45 F 0801 AM 10/17 MESOWEST ...Bamberg County... Hunters Chapel 36 F 0700 AM 10/17 PUBLIC Ehrhardt 38 F 0700 AM 10/17 PUBLIC Bamberg 39 F 0700 AM 10/17 CLEMSON ...Barnwell County... 2 ESE Elko 35 F 0735 AM 10/17 AWS Barnwell 35 F 0755 AM 10/17 DAVIS Williston 35 F 0750 AM 10/17 CWOP CLEMSON EDISTO BLACKVILLE 3 36 F 0730 AM 10/17 HADS Barnwell Regional Apt 36 F 0735 AM 10/17 AWOS Edisto Recreation 37 F 0700 AM 10/17 CLEMSON SRS - SAVRAW 41 F 0719 AM 10/17 RAWS ...Calhoun County... Sandy Run 32 F 0810 AM 10/17 AWS 4 NNE Saint Matthews 35 F 0750 AM 10/17 AWS Swansea 3.5 NE 35 F 0700 AM 10/17 COOP 3 NNE Elloree 36 F 0800 AM 10/17 AWS J & G Farms 37 F 0700 AM 10/17 CLEMSON St. Matthews 38 F 0700 AM 10/17 COOP 7 W Saint Matthews 39 F 0635 AM 10/17 AWS Saint Matthews 39 F 0805 AM 10/17 AWS 7 E Saint Matthews 39 F 0728 AM 10/17 AWS Kaigler Farm 39 F 0700 AM 10/17 CLEMSON 4 ENE Cameron 40 F 0725 AM 10/17 AWS 3 SSE Saint Matthews 40 F 0723 AM 10/17 AWS Cameron 41 F 0630 AM 10/17 AWS ...Chesterfield County... Jefferson 0.1 NW 36 F 0630 AM 10/17 COOP Cheraw Municipal Apt 36 F 0635 AM 10/17 AWOS Carolina Eastern 37 F 0700 AM 10/17 CLEMSON Cheraw 38 F 0738 AM 10/17 CWOP Cheraw 39 F 0745 AM 10/17 DAVIS 4 NW Society Hill 39 F 0815 AM 10/17 CWOP McBee 41 F 0505 AM 10/17 DAVIS Carolina Sandhills NWR 41 F 0714 AM 10/17 RAWS ...Clarendon County... 1.0 E Manning 38 F 0800 AM 10/17 COOP Santee Cooper Regional Apt 39 F 0735 AM 10/17 AWOS Panola Station 40 F 0700 AM 10/17 CLEMSON Pinewood 40 F 0755 AM 10/17 DAVIS Santee NWR 44 F 0744 AM 10/17 RAWS ...Edgefield County... Clark Farm Johnston 31 F 0700 AM 10/17 CLEMSON Long Cane 34 F 0754 AM 10/17 RAWS Long Cane Portable 35 F 0650 AM 10/17 RAWS North Augusta 39 F 0817 AM 10/17 CWOP ...Fairfield County... Cedar Creek 31 F 0800 AM 10/17 COOP Fairfield Co Apt Winnsboro 36 F 0735 AM 10/17 AWOS Wilkes Family Farm 36 F 0700 AM 10/17 CLEMSON 1 NNW Winnsboro 37 F 0730 AM 10/17 AWS Ridgeway 37 F 0751 AM 10/17 CWOP I-77 at SC 34 Ridgeway (SCDO 39 F 0800 AM 10/17 MESOWEST ...Kershaw County... Fralo Farms 30 F 0700 AM 10/17 CLEMSON ELGIN 36 F 0730 AM 10/17 CWOP Lugoff 2 NE 36 F 0800 AM 10/17 COOP Camden Woodward Field 37 F 0735 AM 10/17 AWOS ...Lancaster County... Indian Land 35 F 0825 AM 10/17 DAVIS 4 WNW Waxhaw 37 F 0740 AM 10/17 AWS 2 NW Indian Land 37 F 0338 AM 10/17 CWOP Lancaster McWhirter Field 37 F 0735 AM 10/17 AWOS Fort Mill 38 F 0805 AM 10/17 DAVIS Heath Springs 38 F 0630 AM 10/17 AWS Lancaster 39 F 0735 AM 10/17 DAVIS Indian Land 42 F 0835 AM 10/17 DAVIS ...Lee County... Manville 36 F 0700 AM 10/17 PUBLIC Bishopville BSPS1 37 F 0616 AM 10/17 COOP Lamar 37 F 0755 AM 10/17 DAVIS Atkinson Farms 37 F 0700 AM 10/17 CLEMSON Cypress Crossroads 37 F 0700 AM 10/17 PUBLIC St. Charles 40 F 0700 AM 10/17 PUBLIC ...Lexington County... Pelion 4.7 W Fairview Comm 33 F 0700 AM 10/17 COCORAHS 1 S Pelion 34 F 0750 AM 10/17 AWS Knight Station 35 F 0700 AM 10/17 CLEMSON Gilbert 37 F 0845 AM 10/17 CWOP 1 SSW Pelion 37 F 0755 AM 10/17 AWS Batesburg Water Plant 39 F 0800 AM 10/17 COOP Columbia 40 F 0435 AM 10/17 DAVIS 1 SSW Seven Oaks 40 F 0810 AM 10/17 AWS West Columbia 41 F 0740 AM 10/17 CWOP Gilbert 42 F 0555 AM 10/17 DAVIS GILBERT 42 F 0529 AM 10/17 CWOP Columbia Metro Airport 44 F 0756 AM 10/17 ASOS Lexington 45 F 0955 PM 10/16 DAVIS 4 W Lexington 47 F 0805 AM 10/17 AWS 1 S Red Bank 56 F 0114 PM 10/16 AWS ...McCormick County... McCormick 36 F 0700 AM 10/17 COOP Clarks Hill-Sc 36 F 0815 AM 10/17 MESOWEST 6 SW McCormick Lk Thurmond 41 F 0700 AM 10/17 HADS ...Newberry County... POMARIA 33 F 0739 AM 10/17 CWOP Little Mountain 36 F 0900 AM 10/17 COOP Newberry (WxSTEM) 37 F 0700 AM 10/17 MESOWEST Newberry 37 F 0700 AM 10/17 COOP ...Orangeburg County... Springfield 34 F 0745 AM 10/17 CWOP Rowesville 35 F 0805 AM 10/17 DAVIS Orangeburg 35 F 0816 AM 10/17 CWOP Orangeburg 35 F 0716 AM 10/17 RAWS Holly Hill 1 SW 37 F 0700 AM 10/17 COOP Orangeburg 40 F 0757 AM 10/17 CWOP Dantzler Farms 40 F 0700 AM 10/17 CLEMSON Orangeburg Airport 42 F 0753 AM 10/17 ASOS ...Richland County... 2 SE Hopkins 34 F 0755 AM 10/17 AWS McCrady TC Ft Jackson 34 F 0733 AM 10/17 RAWS SCDNR Range Garners Ferry 35 F 0750 AM 10/17 MESOWEST Columbia 36 F 0325 AM 10/17 CWOP Peak 36 F 0745 AM 10/17 CWOP Congaree National Park 36 F 0747 AM 10/17 RAWS Decker Center 36 F 0720 AM 10/17 MESOWEST Denny Terrace 36 F 0735 AM 10/17 MESOWEST RC HQ 36 F 0745 AM 10/17 MESOWEST 2 NW Dentsville 37 F 0800 AM 10/17 AWS Columbia 37 F 0825 AM 10/17 CWOP Richland Library North Main 37 F 0545 AM 10/17 MESOWEST ABC-TV Columbia 38 F 0800 AM 10/17 MESOWEST Blythewood Fire Station 38 F 0751 AM 10/17 MESOWEST Saint Andrews 39 F 0800 AM 10/17 AWS I-26 at I-126 Columbia (SCDO 39 F 0115 AM 10/17 MESOWEST SCFC Portable RAWS 39 F 0719 AM 10/17 RAWS EASTOVER 40 F 0810 AM 10/17 CWOP Columbia 40 F 0830 AM 10/17 CWOP McEntire JNG 40 F 0755 AM 10/17 ASOS Riverbanks Zoo 40 F 0751 AM 10/17 MESOWEST Weir Tower Ft Jackson 40 F 0751 AM 10/17 RAWS Owens Field 41 F 0735 AM 10/17 AWS Columbia Hamilton-Owens Apt 41 F 0753 AM 10/17 ASOS Founders Park 41 F 0752 AM 10/17 MESOWEST Hq 41 F 0745 AM 10/17 MESOWEST 1 W Horrell Hill 42 F 0800 AM 10/17 AWS Flotilla Is. Lake Murray 42 F 0720 AM 10/17 NDBC Williams Brice 42 F 0716 AM 10/17 MESOWEST I-20 at I-77 Columbia (SCDOT 42 F 0729 AM 10/17 MESOWEST 2.0 SE Columbia (WxSTEM) 43 F 0750 AM 10/17 MESOWEST 1 W Owens Field 43 F 0755 AM 10/17 AWS I-77 at Shop Rd Columbia (SC 43 F 0800 AM 10/17 MESOWEST Sandhills Fire Station 44 F 0752 AM 10/17 MESOWEST ...Saluda County... Saluda Water Plant 32 F 0800 AM 10/17 COOP Saluda County Airport 33 F 0700 AM 10/17 PUBLIC Silverstreet 34 F 0800 AM 10/17 COOP Meherrin Ridge Spring 39 F 0700 AM 10/17 CLEMSON Saluda 40 F 0829 AM 10/17 CWOP ...Sumter County... Hagood Station 34 F 0700 AM 10/17 CLEMSON Pinewood 34 F 0800 AM 10/17 CWOP Sumter 39 F 0800 AM 10/17 CWOP Sumter 39 F 0801 AM 10/17 CWOP Sumter Municipal Apt 39 F 1115 PM 10/16 AWOS Pinewood 39 F 0750 AM 10/17 AWS Sumter 42 F 0745 AM 10/17 CWOP 2.1 S Mulberry (WxSTEM) 43 F 0700 AM 10/17 MESOWEST 2 SSW Mulberry 43 F 0725 AM 10/17 AWS Shaw AFB Sumter 44 F 0755 AM 10/17 ASOS October Peak Wind Gust at the ASOS Sites and Lake Wind Site: Augusta Bush Field (AGS)..............36 mph on the 14th Orangeburg County Airport (OGB).......35 mph on the 10th Columbia Metro Airport (CAE)..........33 mph on the 14th Columbia Hamilton-Owens Field (CUB)...30 mph on the 14th Augusta Daniel Field (DNL)............30 mph on the 14th Lake Murray Flotilla Island (LMFS1)...29 mph on the 14th Lake Murray Towers will be down until 2025 due to construction. Lake Wateree Dam (WATS1) data is missing due to equipment issues. The 3-month Climate Outlook ...(December/January/February) The outlook calls for a 50 to 60 chance of above normal temperatures along with a 33 to 50 percent chance of below normal precipitation through the period. ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation)... ...La Nina Watch... ENSO-Neutral conditions are present. Equatorial sea surface temperatures are mostly near average across the central and eastern Pacific. La Nina is most likely to emerge in November- December 2024 with a 57 percent chance and is expected to persist through January - March 2025. Much appreciation goes out to our NWS Cooperative Weather Observers...CoCoRaHS (Community...Collaborative...Rain... Hail and Snow Network) Observers...South Carolina State Climate Office...Southeast Regional Climate Center...Richland County Emergency Services...USGS...Clemson Extension...Calhoun County and local weather partners for the data they provide throughout the year. Their hard work and dedication is greatly appreciated. Temperature records for Columbia go back to 1887 and for Augusta back to 1873. Precipitation records for Columbia go back to 1878 and for Augusta back to 1871. Additional climate information, including current and archived daily and monthly summaries, can be found on the National Weather Service Columbia SC home page at https://www.weather.gov/cae . $$ LCV