Climate Summary February 2022

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
200 PM Mar 07 2022


...Climate Summary for February 2022 for the Midlands of SC and
Central Savannah River Area of GA...


...Temperatures Above Normal across the Midlands and Central
Savannah River Area...

...Precipitation Below Normal across much of the Midlands and
Central Savannah River Area...



.Columbia SC Average Temperatures...

The average temperature at Columbia Metropolitan Airport for
February 2022 was 52.8 degrees or 3.7 degrees above the monthly
normal of 49.1 degrees.

.Augusta GA Average Temperatures...

The average temperature at Augusta Regional Bush Field for February
2022 was 53.7 degrees or 2.9 degrees above the monthly normal of
50.8 degrees.


.Columbia Rainfall...

Columbia Metro Airport received 1.88 inches of rainfall during
February, 1.51 inches below the monthly normal of 3.39 inches.

.Augusta Rainfall...

Augusta Bush Field received 1.63 inches of rainfall during February,
2.04 inches below the normal monthly value of 3.67 inches.



YEAR TO DATE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATS...

COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT 2021 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL...

         AVG HIGH/DEP  AVG LOW/DEP  AVG TEMP  NORM  DEPARTURE
Jan 2021  55.5/-1.3     35.8/+1.2     45.6    45.7    -0.1
Feb       58.7/-2.1     38.2/+0.9     48.4    49.1    -0.7
Mar       70.5/+2.2     46.5/+2.9     58.5    55.9    +2.6
Apr       77.2/+0.5     49.6/-1.9     63.4    64.1    -0.7
May       83.5/-0.3     57.0/-3.5     70.3    72.2    -1.9
Jun       88.4/-1.3     69.2/+0.6     78.8    79.1     0.3
Jul       90.2/-2.5     71.4/-0.6     80.8    82.4    -1.6
Aug       90.0/-0.8     72.7/+1.5     81.4    80.8    +0.4
Sep       85.3/-0.4     63.6/-1.7     74.4    75.5    -1.1
Oct       78.7/+1.5     57.0/+4.3     67.9    64.6    +3.3
Nov       66.1/-0.3     37.8/-3.8     52.0    54.0    -2.0
Dec       66.5/+7.6     43.0/+6.5     54.8    47.7    +7.1

Jan 2022  55.3/-1.7     32.7/-1.9     44.0    45.7    -1.7
Feb       65.4/+4.6     40.1/+2.8     52.8    49.1    +3.7


AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD 2021 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL...

Jan 2021  59.5/-0.1     36.8/+1.5     48.2    47.4    +0.8
Feb       63.1/-0.4     39.1/+1.0     51.1    50.8    +0.3
Mar       74.3/+3.3     47.0/+2.9     60.6    57.5    +3.1
Apr       79.2/+0.7     47.8/-2.8     63.5    64.6    -1.1
May       85.5/-0.4     55.5/-4.1     70.5    72.7    -2.2
Jun       90.0/-1.3     67.9/-0.2     79.0    79.7    -0.7
Jul       91.9/-2.2     70.7/-0.9     81.3    82.8    -1.5
Aug       92.7/+0.1     72.3/+1.3     82.5    81.8    +0.7
Sep       87.4/-0.4     62.8/-2.2     75.1    76.4    -1.3
Oct       80.4/+1.4     55.8/+2.7     68.1    66.0    +2.1
Nov       68.4/-0.7     37.1/-5.1     52.8    55.6    -2.8
Dec       69.3/+7.8     43.9/+6.6     56.6    49.4    +7.2

Jan 2022  58.8/-0.8     32.9/-2.4     45.8    47.4    -1.6
Feb       68.6/+5.1     38.8/+0.7     53.7    50.8    +2.9



COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT 2021 MONTHLY/YEARLY PRECIPITATION...

               TOTAL   NORMAL  DEPARTURE  (INCHES)
Jan 2021       5.32     3.49    +1.83
Feb            6.39     3.39    +3.00
Mar            3.43     3.57    -0.14
Apr            0.80     2.83    -2.03
May            2.64     3.49    -0.85
Jun            3.71     4.97    -1.26
Jul            6.09     5.35    +0.74
Aug            9.55     4.65    +4.90
Sep            4.09     3.91    +0.18
Oct            1.48     3.13    -1.65
Nov            0.28     2.76    -2.48
Dec            3.92     3.70    +0.22

YTD Total     47.70    45.24    +2.46

Jan 2021       4.04     3.49    +0.66
Feb            1.88     3.39    -1.51


AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD 2021 MONTHLY/YEARLY PRECIPITATION...

               TOTAL   NORMAL  DEPARTURE  (INCHES)
Jan 2021       4.87     3.84     +1.03
Feb            6.59     3.67     +2.92
Mar            4.70     4.08     +0.62
Apr            1.57     2.92     -1.35
May            2.49     3.05     -0.56
Jun            8.30     4.75     +3.55
Jul            6.54     4.48     +2.06
Aug            5.79     4.61     +1.18
Sep            6.65     3.60     +3.05
Oct            1.39     2.56     -1.17
Nov            0.27     2.66     -2.39
Dec            5.55     3.87     +1.68

YTD Total     54.71    44.09    +10.62

Jan 2022       3.61     3.84     -0.11
Feb            1.63     3.67     -2.04



Temperature/Precipitation Records Tied or Broken during the month of
February:

Augusta...

17th - A record high temperature of 83 was set at AUGUSTA REGIONAL
BUSH FIELD GA. This breaks the old record of 82 set in 1883.

23rd - A record high temperature of 84 was set at AUGUSTA REGIONAL
BUSH FIELD GA. This breaks the old record of 82 set in 2012.

24th - A record high temperature of 88 was set at AUGUSTA REGIONAL
BUSH FIELD GA. This breaks the old record of 84 degrees set in 2017.
This also ties the all-time February record of 88 degrees set on
February 28, 2021.



Columbia...

24th - A record high temperature of 85 was set at COLUMBIA METRO
AIRPORT SC. This breaks the old record of 83 set in 2018.



Here are some of the highest monthly rainfall totals for February
2022 from our NWS Coop Weather Observers:

Lincolnton (LNCG1)............4.03 inches
Lake Greenwood (CHPS1)........3.72 inches
McCormick (MCCS1).............3.66 inches
Little Mountain (LIMS1).......3.01 inches
Cedar Creek (BLYS1)...........2.84 inches


Here are some highest monthly rainfall totals for February 2022
from our CoCoRaHS (Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow
Network):

SC-FR-7   Winnsboro 8.0 S........4.00 inches
SC-MC-5   McCormick 2.3 W........3.93 inches
SC-MC-8   McCormick 0.5 NW.......3.87 inches
SC-LX-159 Gilbert 8.0 N..........3.40 inches
SC-RC-127 Columbia 2.1 NNW.......3.27 inches

GA-LC-2   Tignall 10.2 NE........4.03 inches
GA-BK-1   Waynesboro 3.3 SW......2.52 inches
GA-MD-1   Thomson 2.5 S..........2.40 inches
GA-RC-12  Augusta 4.2 W..........2.07 inches
GA-CU-9   Appling 2.0 E..........1.83 inches



Significant Weather Events for February 2022...

There were no significant weather events during the month.



Hydrology/River Stages...

The below average rainfall for the month kept streamflows at or
below normal for the month.



Lake Murray Water Temperatures (near surface) at the intake towers
for February 2022:

Warmest...56.7 F on the 26th.
Coolest...50.2 F on the 9th.



February Peak Wind Gust at the ASOS Sites and Lake Wind Sites:

Columbia Metro Airport (CAE).........41 mph on the 3rd
Augusta Bush Field (AGS).............35 mph on the 3rd
Augusta Daniel Field (DNL)...........34 mph on the 3rd
Columbia Hamilton-Owens Field (CUB)..33 mph on the 17th
Orangeburg County Airport (OGB)......33 mph on the 17th

Lake Murray Towers USGS (IRMS1)......34 mph on the 18th
Lake Murray Flotilla Island (LMFS1)..33 mph on the 18th
Lake Wateree Dam (WATS1).............29 mph on the 25th
Lake Thurmond Dam (CHDS1).............M (equip. malfunction)



The 3-Month Climate Outlook
...(March/April/May)...

The outlook calls for about a 40 to 50 percent chance of above
normal temperatures with equal chance of above, below or normal
precipitation.


ENSO (EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION)...

...La Nina Advisory...

La Nina is present. The equatorial sea surface temperatures are
below average across the east-central and eastern Pacific Ocean. La
Nina is likely to continue into the Northern Hemisphere spring (~77
percent chance during March to May 2022) and then transition to Enso-
Neutral (~56 percent chance during May to July 2022).

Climate Outlooks and ENSO Discussions courtesy of NOAA Climate
Prediction Center...www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov .


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 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 .

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LCV