PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
410 PM EDT WED AUG 4 2021
...CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 2021 FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SC AND CENTRAL
SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GA...
...TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL ACROSS THE MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL
SAVANNAH RIVER AREA...
...PRECIPITATION NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE MIDLANDS AND
CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA...
..TROPICAL STORM ELSA AFFECTED THE REGION ON THE 7TH AND 8TH
...TORNADO SPAWNED BY ELSA DURING THE EARLY MORNING OF THE 8TH NEAR
NEW ZION, SC...
..TWO FLASH FLOOD EVENTS IN DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA
..SEVERAL SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS DURING THE MONTH
COLUMBIA SC AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT FOR JULY
2021 WAS 80.8 DEGREES OR 1.6 DEGREES BELOW THE MONTHLY NORMAL OF
82.4 DEGREES.
AUGUSTA GA AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT AUGUSTA REGIONAL BUSH FIELD FOR JULY 2021
WAS 81.3 DEGREES OR 1.5 DEGREES BELOW THE MONTHLY NORMAL OF 82.8
DEGREES.
COLUMBIA RAINFALL
COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT RECEIVED 6.09 INCHES OF RAINFALL DURING
JULY, 0.74 INCHES ABOVE THE MONTHLY NORMAL OF 5.35 INCHES.
AUGUSTA RAINFALL
AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD RECEIVED 6.54 INCHES OF RAINFALL DURING JULY,
2.06 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL MONTHLY VALUE OF 4.48 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
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
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
YTD TOTAL 28.38 27.09 +1.29
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
YTD TOTAL 35.06 26.79 +8.27
TEMPERATURE/PRECIPITATION RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING
THE MONTH OF JULY:
AUGUSTA...A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 58 DEGREES WAS SET AT AUGUSTA
BUSH FIELD ON THE MORNING OF JULY 4TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF
59 DEGREES SET IN 2010.
COLUMBIA...NONE.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHEST MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTALS FOR JULY 2021
FROM OUR NWS COOP WEATHER OBSERVERS:
PELION 0.8 NW (PLNS1).........11.71 INCHES
ORANGEBURG 2 (ORBS1)...........9.64 INCHES
SWANSEA 3.5 NE (SWAS1).........8.93 INCHES
AIKEN 2 E (AKIS1)..............8.93 INCHES
SUMTER (SMRS1).................8.85 INCHES
COLUMBIA UNIV. OF SC (USCS1)...8.77 INCHES
WAGENER 1 SW (WGRS1)...........8.16 INCHES
HERE ARE SOME HIGHEST MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTALS FOR JULY 2021 FROM OUR
COCORAHS (COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RAIN, HAIL AND SNOW NETWORK):
SC-AR-98 AIKEN 3.5 SSE..........15.81 INCHES
SC-RC-127 COLUMBIA 2.1 NNW.......13.18 INCHES
SC-SL-10 RIDGE SPRING 0.4 SSW...13.08 INCHES
SC-LX-154 PELION 0.9 SSW.........10.15 INCHES
SC-SM-35 SUMTER 8.0 SSE..........9.44 INCHES
GA-CU-6 MARTINEZ 0.9 NW.........7.52 INCHES
GA-RC-12 AUGUSTA 4.2 W...........6.08 INCHES
GA-LC-2 TIGNALL 10.2 NE.........5.15 INCHES
GA-BK-1 WAYNESBORO 3.3 SW.......4.82 INCHES
GA-MD-1 THOMSON 2.5 S...........4.09 INCHES
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS FOR JULY 2021...
TROPICAL STORM ELSA JULY 7TH-8TH...
THE CENTER OF ELSA PASSED OVER THE CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA ON THE 7TH
AND 8TH. THE SYSTEM PRODUCED LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH AMOUNTS
RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH ELSA
SPAWNED A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO NEAR THE NEW ZION COMMUNITY IN
CLARENDON COUNTY. THE TORNADO HAD A PATH LENGTH OF 1.5 MILES, WIDTH
OF ABOUT 40 YARDS, AND PEAK WINDS OF 85 MPH.
THE TORNADO BEGAN IN A FIELD EAST OF OLD MANNING ROAD AND JUST SOUTH
OF KNOWLTON ROAD, THEN MOVED NORTHWEST ALONG OLD MANNING ROAD,
SNAPPING NUMEROUS TREES ALONG ITS PATH AND KNOCKING DOWN MANY LARGE
BRANCHES. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION OF OLD
MANNING ROAD AND NEWMAN BRANCH ROAD WHERE IT CAUSED THE MOST
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. IN THIS AREA, AN EMPTY TRAILER WAS OVERTURNED AND
MOVED ABOUT 20 YARDS. A WAREHOUSE BUILDING HAD AN EXTERIOR WOOD AND
CINDER BLOCK WALL COLLAPSE, LIKELY DUE TO AN UPLIFT OF THE ROOF. A
LARGE GRAIN AUGER WAS KNOCKED OVER, METAL AT THE TOP OF A SILO WAS
TWISTED, AND A METAL AND WOOD EQUIPMENT SHELTER WAS DESTROYED. A
COUPLE OF NEARBY BUILDINGS ALSO HAD MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. THE TORNADO
THEN CROSSED INTO A CORN FIELD, WHERE IT KNOCKED DOWN THE CROPS IN A
CONVERGENT WIND PATTERN. THE TORNADO THEN APPEARED TO WEAKEN AS IT
TRACKED NORTHWEST JUST TO THE WEST OF OLD MANNING ROAD, CAUSING
MOSTLY MINOR TREE DAMAGE BEFORE DISSIPATING NEAR WALKER GAMBLE ROAD.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS ASSOCIATED WITH TS ELSA:
..24 HOUR PRECIPITATION REPORTS RELATED TO ELSA
LOCATION AMOUNT PROVIDER
SUMTER 1.1 SSW 3.50 IN COCORAHS
ST. MATTHEWS 3.2 ENE 3.49 IN COCORAHS
SUMTER 0.6 ENE 3.40 IN COCORAHS
CLEMSON EDISTO BLACKVILLE 3 3.21 IN HADS
ELLIOTT 1 NW 3.18 IN COOP
SUMTER 3.15 IN CWOP
LONGTOWN 3.12 IN COOP
SUMTER 0.3 ENE 3.02 IN COCORAHS
GADSDEN 2.99 IN RCWINDS
SUMTER 0.2 NE 2.98 IN COCORAHS
SUMTER 2.83 IN CWOP
6 S RUBY - BLACK CR. 2.82 IN HADS
SUMTER 3.6 SSW 2.82 IN COCORAHS
CASSATT 0.1 NE 2.77 IN COCORAHS
BAMBERG 2.71 IN CWOP
ST MATTHEWS 7.1 E 2.70 IN COCORAHS
EASTOVER 2.68 IN RCWINDS
CAMDEN 6.4 SE 2.65 IN COCORAHS
LUGOFF 2.2 NNW 2.58 IN COCORAHS
SUMTER 8.1 WNW 2.58 IN COCORAHS
MANNING 1.9 SSE 2.57 IN COCORAHS
WEDGEFIELD 2.56 IN CWOP
HOLLY HILL 1 SW 2.56 IN COOP
EHRHARDT 0.2 SE 2.49 IN COCORAHS
LAKE WATEREE DAM 2.49 IN COOP
ORANGEBURG MUNICIPAL APT 2.45 IN ASOS
SUMTER 3.3 SW 2.45 IN COCORAHS
HORREL HILL 2.44 IN RCWINDS
SUMTER 2.43 IN CWOP
MCENTIRE JNG 2.40 IN ASOS
SUMMERTON 7.6 SW 2.40 IN COCORAHS
LUGOFF 0.9 NW 2.40 IN COCORAHS
OAKLAND 2.1 W 2.40 IN COCORAHS
HOPKINS 3.9 NNE 2.38 IN COCORAHS
COPE 4.1 NE 2.37 IN COCORAHS
6 SE MAYESVILLE 2.33 IN AWS
CAROLINA SANDHILLS NWR 2.30 IN RAWS
CONGAREE NATIONAL PARK 2.27 IN RAWS
2 SSW MULBERRY 2.27 IN AWS
PINEWOOD 2.26 IN CWOP
SANTEE 6.9 WSW 2.25 IN COCORAHS
LUGOFF 2 NE 2.20 IN COOP
PINEVIEW-GARNERS FERRY 2.20 IN RCWINDS
ORANGEBURG 3.2 NW 2.18 IN COCORAHS
13.0 S HEATH SPRINGS 2.17 IN HADS
BARNWELL 2.15 IN COOP
SANTEE 2.0 ENE 2.15 IN COCORAHS
ELGIN 2.14 IN CWOP
1 NNW WINNSBORO 2.12 IN AWS
SANTEE NWR 2.11 IN RAWS
1.0 E MANNING 2.08 IN COOP
ELLOREE 2.2 WSW 2.07 IN COCORAHS
CAMDEN 6.6 NE 2.06 IN COCORAHS
WEIR TOWER FT JACKSON 2.02 IN RAWS
MCCRADY TC FT JACKSON 1.99 IN RAWS
SEVERE WEATHER AND FLASH FLOODING JULY 16TH...
SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED DURING THE HEATING OF
THE DAY. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS VERY MOIST AND THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL EXISTED. A FEW OF THESE STORMS BECAME SEVERE
PRODUCING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS, PEA SIZE HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL. STRONG WINDS DOWNED TREES IN SEVERAL COUNTIES FROM
MCCORMICK TO NEWBERRY AND INTO THE CENTRAL MIDLANDS. HEAVY RAINFALL,
WITH AMOUNTS OVER 2 INCHES, PRODUCED FLASH FLOODING IN PORTIONS OF
DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA. ROCKY BRANCH AT WHALEY STREET AND MAIN STREET
CRESTED AT 10.73 FEET, FLOOD STAGE IS 7.3 FEET. THE FLOODING
STRANDED SEVERAL VEHICLES. THESE OCCURRED ALONG KEY ROAD AND MARKET
STREET, BLUFF ROAD, AMHERST AVENUE AND WHEAT STREET, AND HAMMOND
AVENUE.
FLASH FLOODING JULY 18TH - 20TH...
A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE REGION WAS THE FOCUS FOR
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THE STORMS
PRODUCED LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS DURING THE PERIOD
RANGED FROM 2 TO 7 INCHES. THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED IN THE AFTERNOON
OF THE 19TH ALONG A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN A HIGH MOISTURE
ENVIRONMENT. HEAVY RAINFALL OVERWHELMED A CULVERT ALONG DUNCAN CREEK
CAUSING PART OF HIGHWAY 391 TO BE BLOCKED SOUTH BETHLEHEM ROAD BY
LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE WATER WAS ESTIMATED TO AROUND 2 FEET DEEP.
HERE ARE SOME RAINFALL TOTALS FROM THE PERIOD:
...3 DAY RAINFALL TOTALS FROM ACROSS THE MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL
SAVANNAH RIVER AREA THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING...
...PERSISTENT WET PATTERN HAS PRODUCED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...
LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE PROVIDER
PELION 7.00 IN 0814 AM 07/20 COOP
RIDGE SPRING 0.4 SSW 6.64 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
COLUMBIA 6.7 W 5.38 IN 1106 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
PELION 4.7 W 5.06 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
PELION 0.7 SSW 4.97 IN 0753 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
SWANSEA 3.9 ENE 4.48 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
JOHNSTON 4 SW 4.35 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COOP
AIKEN 1.1 N 4.35 IN 0830 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
AIKEN 1.0 SSW 4.32 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
AIKEN 1.6 NNW 4.27 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
LEESVILLE 5.2 SE 4.27 IN 0800 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
AIKEN 4.23 IN 1110 AM 07/20 CWOP
AIKEN 2.2 NW 4.16 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
VALENCIA HEIGHTS 1.0 WNW 4.11 IN 0600 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
WEST COLUMBIA 5.9 WSW 4.00 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
0.8 E EDGEFIELD 3.93 IN 1115 AM 07/20 USGS
ST MATTHEWS 7.1 E 3.93 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
COLUMBIA 6.1 WSW 3.46 IN 0615 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
BATESBURG WATER PLANT 3.35 IN 0800 AM 07/20 COOP
SANTEE 3.33 IN 1115 AM 07/20 CWOP
JACKSON 3.31 IN 1116 AM 07/20 CWOP
WAGENER 1SW 3.28 IN 1019 AM 07/20 COOP
6.7 S MONETTA 3.20 IN 1030 AM 07/20 HADS
COLUMBIA 5.6 SSW 3.18 IN 0730 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
AIKEN 2.6 NW 3.15 IN 0800 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
NEESES 7.0 SE 3.09 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
LEXINGTON 5.3 E 3.07 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
SANTEE NWR 3.01 IN 1044 AM 07/20 RAWS
NORTH AF AUX AIRFIELD 2.98 IN 1116 AM 07/20 AWOS
GRANITEVILLE 2.82 IN 1111 AM 07/20 CWOP
AIKEN 2 SE 2.75 IN 0736 AM 07/20 COOP
WAGENER 0.5 NE 2.71 IN 0730 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
1 SSW PELION 2.68 IN 1125 AM 07/20 AWS
COLUMBIA 4.0 W 2.66 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
SALUDA 6.1 SW 2.61 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
SPRINGFIELD 4.0 WNW 2.58 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
NORTH AUGUSTA 3.5 ENE 2.52 IN 0500 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
WAGENER 1.4 S 2.49 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
CONGAREE NATIONAL PARK 2.47 IN 1047 AM 07/20 RAWS
GRANITEVILLE 2.2 NNW 2.47 IN 0706 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
SALLEY 4.9 NNE 2.46 IN 0745 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
COLUMBIA 5.7 WSW 2.45 IN 0745 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
COLUMBIA 2.43 IN 1115 AM 07/20 CWOP
AIKEN 2.5 S 2.41 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
NORTH AUGUSTA 1.5 WSW 2.39 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
COLUMBIA 2.1 NNW 2.36 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
ORANGEBURG 7.6 N 2.30 IN 0800 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD APT 2.24 IN 1053 AM 07/20 ASOS
LONG CANE PORTABLE 2.22 IN 1050 AM 07/20 RAWS
AIKEN 8.3 E 2.21 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
MANNING 1.9 SSE 2.21 IN 0800 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
SALUDA 2.20 IN 1120 AM 07/20 CWOP
ST. MATTHEWS 9.0 WNW 2.20 IN 0900 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
MIDVILLE 2.19 IN 1100 AM 07/20 HADS
SALUDA 0.6 NNE 2.17 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
SALUDA WATER PLANT 2.17 IN 0800 AM 07/20 COOP
MARTINEZ 3.0 NE 2.13 IN 0715 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
LONG CANE 2.12 IN 1054 AM 07/20 RAWS
COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT 2.11 IN 1056 AM 07/20 ASOS
MCCORMICK 12.9 E 2.10 IN 0715 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
GILBERT 6.2 NNW 2.09 IN 0800 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
LEXINGTON 5.9 SW 2.06 IN 0600 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
COLUMBIA 9.6 WNW 2.06 IN 0700 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
NORTH 4.3 ESE 2.02 IN 0600 AM 07/20 COCORAHS
NORTH AUGUSTA 2.01 IN 1115 AM 07/20 CWOP
SEVERE WEATHER AND FLASH FLOODING JULY 28TH...
DAYTIME HEATING COMBINED WITH A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH TO PRODUCE
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MIDLANDS. A
FEW OF THESE STORMS PRODUCED STRONG DAMAGING WINDS, PENNY SIZE HAIL
AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. TREES FELL ON AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN
THE TOWN OF CHERAW WITH ADDITIONAL POWER LINES DOWN NEAR THE TOWN.
THE AWOS SYSTEM AT THE CHERAW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT RECORDED A WIND GUST
OF 68 MPH. WINDS DOWNED A TREE ON A HOME ALONG CIMMERON ROAD IN
LANCASTER COUNTY. THE HOME SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE BUT NO ONE
WAS INJURED. A TREE FELL ON A HOME OFF OF JOHNSON MARINA ROAD IN
RICHLAND COUNTY, AND CAUSED MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. HEAVY RAIN FELL OVER
DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA. THE GAGE ALONG ROCKY BRANCH AT WHALEY STREET AND
MAIN STREET CRESTED AT 9.14 FEET, FLOOD STAGE IS 7.3 FEET. A VEHICLE
STALLED IN THE FLOOD WATERS, BUT THE TWO OCCUPANTS MADE IT OUT
SAFELY.
HYDROLOGY/RIVER STAGES...
THERE WAS ONLY ONE RIVER FLOODING EVENT DURING THE MONTH OF JULY.
THE NORTH FORK OF THE EDISTO RIVER CRESTED AT 8.52 FEET DURING THE
EVENING OF THE 24TH. FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. THIS PRODUCED MINOR
FLOODING ALONG THE RIVER. THE FLOODING WAS THE RESULT OF HEAVY
RAINFALL FROM JULY 18TH - 20TH. PORTIONS OF THE RIVER BASIN RECEIVED
BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL.
LAKE MURRAY WATER TEMPERATURES (NEAR SURFACE) AT THE
INTAKE TOWERS FOR JULY:
WARMEST...87.6 F ON THE 29TH.
COOLEST...81.9 F ON THE 4TH.
THE 3-MONTH CLIMATE OUTLOOK
..(AUGUST/SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER)
THE OUTLOOK CALLS FOR ABOUT A 40 TO 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH ABOUT A 33 TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF ABOVE
NORMAL PRECIPITATION.
ENSO (EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION)...
..LA NINA WATCH
ENSO NEUTRAL CONDITIONS ARE CURRENTLY PRESENT. ENSO-NEUTRAL IS
FAVORED THROUGH THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE SUMMER, WITH LA NINA POTENTIALLY EMERGING DURING THE
SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER SEASON AND LASTING THROUGH THE 2021-2022
WINTER.
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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