Public Information Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 1114 AM October 12 2022 ...Climate Summary for September 2022 for the Midlands and Central Savannah River Area... ...Hurricane Ian visits the Palmetto State on the 30th... ...Otherwise Very Quiet Month of Weather... ...Temperatures Slightly Below Normal... ...Precipitation Below Normal... .Columbia SC Average Temperatures... The average temperature at Columbia Metropolitan Airport for September was 74.9 degrees or 0.6 degrees below the monthly normal of 75.5 degrees. .Augusta GA Average Temperatures... The average temperature at Augusta Regional Bush Field for September was 73.5 degrees or 2.9 degrees below the monthly normal of 76.4 degrees. .Columbia Rainfall... Columbia Metro Airport received 3.15 inches of rainfall during September, 0.76 inches below the monthly normal of 3.91 inches. .Augusta Rainfall... Augusta Bush Field received 2.25 inches of rainfall during September, 1.35 inches below the monthly value of 3.60 inches. YEAR TO DATE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATS... COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT 2021-2022 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 Mar 71.6/+3.3 45.7/+2.1 58.6 55.9 +2.7 Apr 76.5/-0.2 49.9/-1.4 63.2 64.1 -0.9 May 85.7/+1.9 63.6/+3.1 74.7 72.2 +2.5 Jun 92.8/+3.1 69.6/+1.0 81.2 79.1 +2.1 Jul 91.5/-1.2 74.0/+2.0 82.7 82.4 +0.3 Aug 88.5/-1.9 71.4/+0.1 80.1 81.0 -0.9 Sep 86.0/+0.3 63.8/-1.5 74.9 75.5 -0.6 AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD 2021-2022 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 Mar 73.2/+2.2 44.5/+0.4 58.8 57.5 +1.3 Apr 77.7/-0.8 46.5/-4.1 62.1 64.6 -2.5 May 86.1/+0.2 60.1/+0.5 73.1 72.7 +0.4 Jun 92.0/+0.7 66.3/-1.8 79.1 79.7 -0.6 Jul 91.8/-2.3 71.6/ 0.0 81.7 82.8 -1.1 Aug 89.5/-3.1 69.9/-1.1 79.7 81.8 -2.1 Sep 85.3/-2.5 61.8/-3.2 73.5 76.4 -2.9 COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT 2021-2022 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 Mar 2.05 3.57 -1.52 Apr 6.67 2.83 +2.84 May 2.92 3.49 -0.57 Jun 2.80 4.97 -2.17 Jul 6.39 5.35 +1.04 Aug 4.48 4.65 -0.17 Sep 3.15 3.91 -0.76 YTD Total 33.38 35.65 -2.27 AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD 2021-2022 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 Mar 3.71 4.08 -0.37 Apr 4.90 2.92 +1.98 May 3.80 3.05 +0.75 Jun 3.96 4.75 -0.79 Jul 9.80 4.48 +5.32 *9th wettest July on Record Aug 5.66 4.61 +1.05 Sep 2.25 3.60 -1.35 YTD Total 39.32 35.00 +4.32 Temperature/Precipitation Records Tied or Broken during the month of September: Augusta... None Columbia... 22nd...A record high temperature of 99 degree broke the previous record of 96 degrees set in 1940. Here are some of the highest monthly rainfall totals for September from our NWS Coop Weather Observers: September... Manning (MANS1)..................5.31 inches Waynesboro (WYNG1)...............5.26 inches Saluda Water Plant (SADS1).......4.88 inches Swansea 3.5 NE (SWAS1)...........4.29 inches Batesburg (BATS1)................4.17 inches Here are some highest monthly rainfall totals for August 2022 from our CoCoRaHS (Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network): September... SC-OR-11 Neeses 7.0 SE...........5.22 inches SC-AK-77 Aiken 2.6 NW............4.84 inches SC-RC-140 Elgin 4.0 SW............4.45 inches SC-LN-10 Indian Land 4.7 S.......4.44 inches SC-RC-50 Blythewood 3.8 ENE......4.41 inches GA-BK-1 Waynesboro 3.3 SW.......5.35 inches GA-CU-9 Appling 2.0 SE..........4.44 inches GA-MD-6 Thomson 5.1 NE..........4.09 inches GA-RC-15 Augusta 3.0 WNW.........2.54 inches GA-LC-2 Tignall 10.2 NE.........1.88 inches Significant Weather Events for September 2022... 26th...Seasonably cool morning across the Midlands and Central Savannah River Area. Cool Canadian high pressure settled into the region behind a cold front that pushed across the area late on the 25th. Morning low temperatures fell into the lower to middle 40s across much of the region. Here are some of the low temperatures from the 26th: Location Temp Time/Date Provider Leesburg-Hwy 601 41 F 0700 AM 09/24 COOP Pinewood 42 F 0701 AM 09/24 CWOP McCrady TC Ft Jackson 42 F 0733 AM 09/24 RAWS Cedar Creek 43 F 0700 AM 09/24 COOP Chesterfield-Carolina Eastern 43 F 0700 AM 09/24 CLEMSON Wilkes Farm 43 F 0700 AM 09/24 CLEMSON Elliott 43 F 0700 AM 09/24 COOP Landfill 43 F 0700 AM 09/24 RCWINDS Wedgefield 43 F 0700 AM 09/24 CWOP Cheraw Municipal Apt 43 F 0715 AM 09/24 AWOS Chesterfield 3 E 44 F 0700 AM 09/24 COOP Richland Library Northeast 44 F 0700 AM 09/24 RCWINDS Jefferson 44 F 0700 AM 09/24 COOP Lever Farms Newberry 44 F 0700 AM 09/24 CLEMSON Pinewood 44 F 0701 AM 09/24 CWOP 2 ESE Saluda 44 F 0740 AM 09/24 AWS Springhill 44 F 0700 AM 09/24 RCWINDS Atkinson Farms Lee Co 44 F 0700 AM 09/24 COOP 1 E Mulberry 44 F 0710 AM 09/24 AWS Lugoff 44 F 0700 AM 09/24 COOP Lexington 45 F 0745 AM 09/24 CWOP Jackson 45 F 0756 AM 09/24 CWOP Augusta Bush Field Apt 45 F 1253 AM 09/25 ASOS Lake Wateree 45 F 0700 AM 09/24 HADS Swansea 45 F 0700 AM 09/24 COOP Camden Woodward Field 45 F 0515 AM 09/24 AWOS McEntire JNG 45 F 1255 AM 09/25 ASOS Santee Cooper Regional Apt 45 F 0735 AM 09/24 AWOS Sumter Municipal Apt 45 F 0555 AM 09/24 AWOS 1 S Pelion 45 F 0730 AM 09/24 AWS 4 WNW Waxhaw 46 F 0515 AM 09/24 AWS Lexington 46 F 0759 AM 09/24 DAVIS Lamar 46 F 0740 AM 09/24 DAVIS Orangeburg 46 F 0746 AM 09/24 CWOP Gilbert 46 F 0830 AM 09/24 CWOP Peak 46 F 0730 AM 09/24 CWOP 4 NW Society Hill 46 F 0746 AM 09/24 CWOP Newberry Sheriff 46 F 0700 AM 09/24 COOP Congaree National Park 46 F 0747 AM 09/24 RAWS Barnwell Regional Apt 46 F 0735 AM 09/24 AWOS Barnwell 46 F 0700 AM 09/24 COOP Newberry Co Apt 46 F 0715 AM 09/24 AWOS Lancaster McWhirter Field 46 F 0735 AM 09/24 AWOS SRS - SAVRIV 46 F 0407 AM 09/24 RAWS 1 SSW Pelion 46 F 0725 AM 09/24 AWS Pinewood 46 F 0740 AM 09/24 AWS Long Cane Portable 46 F 0750 AM 09/24 RAWS Crane Creek 46 F 0700 AM 09/24 RCWINDS Clarks Hill-SC 46 F 0815 AM 09/24 UGA Lake Wateree Dam 46 F 0630 AM 09/24 NDBC Cheraw 47 F 0758 AM 09/24 CWOP CLEMSON EDISTO BLACKVILLE 3 47 F 0725 AM 09/24 HADS North Augusta 47 F 0608 AM 09/24 CWOP Newberry WKDK 47 F 0700 AM 09/24 COOP Saluda 47 F 0700 AM 09/24 COOP Sumter 47 F 0800 AM 09/24 CWOP West Columbia 47 F 0804 AM 09/24 CWOP Columbia 47 F 0715 AM 09/24 CWOP Sumter 47 F 0650 AM 09/24 CWOP Waynesboro 47 F 0700 AM 09/24 COOP Aiken Regional Apt 47 F 0715 AM 09/24 AWOS Columbia Metro Airport 47 F 0756 AM 09/24 ASOS Thomson-McDuffie Co Apt 47 F 0755 AM 09/24 AWOS Shaw AFB Sumter 47 F 1255 AM 09/25 ASOS Long Cane 47 F 0754 AM 09/24 RAWS Fort Gordon 47 F 0801 AM 09/24 RAWS Midville 47 F 0800 AM 09/24 UGA Wedgewood 47 F 0800 AM 09/24 AWS Ridgeway 48 F 0724 AM 09/24 CWOP Winnsboro 48 F 0700 AM 09/24 COOP Williston 48 F 0745 AM 09/24 CWOP Pelion 48 F 0700 AM 09/24 COOP Sumter 48 F 0700 AM 09/24 COOP Columbia 48 F 0805 AM 09/24 CWOP Evans 48 F 0736 AM 09/24 CWOP Indian Land 48 F 0500 AM 09/24 CWOP Orangeburg 48 F 0616 AM 09/24 RAWS 1.2 SE Sumter (WxSTEM) 49 F 0740 AM 09/24 MESOWEST Newberry (WxSTEM) 49 F 0750 AM 09/24 MESOWEST 2 ESE Elko 49 F 0745 AM 09/24 AWS Gracewood 49 F 0740 AM 09/24 CWOP Grovetown 49 F 0755 AM 09/24 DAVIS Aiken 49 F 0755 AM 09/24 DAVIS Jackson 49 F 0725 AM 09/24 DAVIS 1 NNW Winnsboro 49 F 0745 AM 09/24 AWS North Augusta 49 F 0801 AM 09/24 CWOP North Augusta 49 F 0757 AM 09/24 CWOP Little Mountain 49 F 0700 AM 09/24 COOP Holly Hill 49 F 0700 AM 09/24 COOP Bamberg 49 F 0805 AM 09/24 CWOP I-20 Columbia Co GA Weigh St 49 F 0656 AM 09/24 MESOWEST Heath Springs 49 F 0730 AM 09/24 AWS 1 SSW Seven Oaks 49 F 0755 AM 09/24 AWS SCFC Portable RAWS 49 F 0819 AM 09/24 RAWS Cheraw 50 F 0739 AM 09/24 CWOP Aiken 50 F 0810 AM 09/24 CWOP Santee 50 F 0715 AM 09/24 CWOP Appling 50 F 0410 AM 09/24 CWOP Fairfield Co Apt Winnsboro 50 F 0755 AM 09/24 AWOS Orangeburg Municipal Apt 50 F 0753 AM 09/24 ASOS I-77 at Shop Rd Columbia (SC 50 F 0630 AM 09/24 MESOWEST SRS - SAVRAW 50 F 0406 AM 09/24 RAWS Dearing 50 F 0800 AM 09/24 UGA 6 SW McCormick Lk Thurmond 54 F 0545 AM 09/24 HADS Augusta Daniel Field Apt 55 F 0753 AM 09/24 ASOS Flotilla Is. Lake Murray 57 F 0710 AM 09/24 HADS 30th - October 1st...Impacts from Hurricane then Tropical Storm Ian across Midlands and Central Savannah River Area. Hurricane Ian came ashore just after 2 pm on the 30th near Georgetown, SC. The heaviest rain fell along and north of the track of Ian across the Palmetto state. The rainfall was much needed as much of September was relatively dry for the month. Here are the highest rainfall totals from Ian: ...Highest 2 Day Rainfall Total Across the Midlands Associated with Ian... Location Amount Time/Date Provider Fountain Lake Dr-Lk Marion 5.22 in 0700 AM 10/01 PUBLIC Santee 2.0 ENE 5.15 in 0600 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Columbia 2.1 NNW 4.76 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Goat Island-R P Station 4.69 in 0700 AM 10/01 PUBLIC OGB St-Dantzler Farm Vance 4.68 in 0700 AM 10/01 CLEMSON Sumter 8.1 WNW 4.36 in 0800 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Summerton 7.6 SW 4.33 in 0800 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Shaw Farm 4.30 in 0700 AM 10/01 CLEMSON Longtown 4.18 in 0830 AM 10/01 COOP Sumter 0.2 NE 4.11 in 0554 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Sumter 0.3 ENE 4.09 in 0800 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Clarendon Co-US. 301 4.06 in 0700 AM 10/01 PUBLIC Oakland 1.5 NE 4.02 in 0445 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Hopkins 3.9 NNE 4.01 in 0900 AM 10/01 COCORAHS St. Matthews 3.2 ENE 3.99 in 0800 AM 10/01 COCORAHS 1 NNE Cane Savannah 3.95 in 0605 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Sumter 3.89 in 1016 AM 10/01 CWOP Santee 6.9 WSW 3.88 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS 4 NW Society Hill 3.87 in 1016 AM 10/01 CWOP Weir Tower Ft Jackson 3.86 in 0951 AM 10/01 RAWS Wateree Treatment Plant 3.86 in 0700 AM 10/01 RCWINDS Congaree National Park 3.85 in 0947 AM 10/01 RAWS Congaree Run FS 3.78 in 0700 AM 10/01 RCWINDS Leesburg Rd FS 3.78 in 0700 AM 10/01 RCWINDS Sumter Co-Elina Rd 3.77 in 0700 AM 10/01 PUBLIC Panola Station 3.72 in 0700 AM 10/01 RCWINDS Santee NWR 3.63 in 0844 AM 10/01 RAWS Gadsden Fire Station 3.62 in 0700 AM 10/01 RCWINDS Sumter Water Plant 3.61 in 0700 AM 10/01 COOP Sumter 1.1 SSW 3.61 in 0445 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Columbia 5.6 SSW 3.59 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Dalzell 2.3 W 3.58 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS McCrady TC Ft Jackson 3.55 in 0933 AM 10/01 RAWS Mary Rd-Nr Cheraw SP 3.53 in 0700 AM 10/01 PUBLIC Elloree 2.2 WSW 3.52 in 0800 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Elgin 4.0 SW 3.43 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Sumter 6.8 NNE 3.43 in 0630 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Horrell Hill EMS 3.39 in 0700 AM 10/01 RCWINDS Fort Jackson 3.31 in 0700 AM 10/01 RCWINDS 2 N Horrell Hill 3.30 in 0900 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Shaw AFB Sumter 3.28 in 0955 AM 10/01 ASOS Manning 1.9 SSE 3.26 in 0800 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Columbia 9.7 N 3.25 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Winnsboro 3.20 in 0700 AM 10/01 COOP Lower Richland FS 3.15 in 0700 AM 10/01 RCWINDS Sumter-Hagood Station 3.14 in 0700 AM 10/01 PUBLIC Pinewood 3.14 in 1025 AM 10/01 AWS Chesterfield St-Carolina Ern 3.12 in 0700 Am 10/01 CLEMSON Gills Creek-Forest Drive 3.09 in 0700 AM 10/01 COLUMBIA Eastover EMS 3.07 in 0700 AM 10/01 RCWINDS Lugoff 2.2 NNW 3.06 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Lee St-Atkinson Farms 3.05 in 0700 AM 10/01 CLEMSON Columbia 6.4 W 3.05 in 0815 AM 10/01 COCORAHS 2 SSW Mulberry 3.04 in 1025 AM 10/01 AWS Wedgefield 3.01 in 1000 AM 10/01 CWOP Columbia 8.8 N 3.00 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Sumter 2.93 in 1015 AM 10/01 CWOP Jackson Creek 2.91 in 0700 AM 10/01 RCWINDS Smith Branch-Westwood Ave 2.89 in 0700 AM 10/01 COLUMBIA Columbia 3.1 E 2.88 in 0600 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Wedgewood 2.85 in 1025 AM 10/01 AWS Pinewood 2.81 in 1000 AM 10/01 CWOP Cedar Creek 2.77 in 0800 AM 10/01 COOP MLK Park 2.76 in 0700 AM 10/01 COLUMBIA Carolina Sandhills NWR 2.75 in 1014 AM 10/01 RAWS Cheraw 2.74 in 1018 AM 10/01 CWOP Winnsboro-Fairview Rd 2.73 in 0700 AM 10/01 PUBLIC 9 WNW Pageland 2.72 in 0418 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Pinewood 2.69 in 1000 AM 10/01 CWOP Blythewood 1.0 W 2.69 in 0600 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Jefferson 0.2 NNW 2.68 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Orangeburg 2.67 in 1016 AM 10/01 RAWS McEntire JNG 2.64 in 0956 AM 10/01 ASOS Valencia Heights 1.0 WNW 2.63 in 0645 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Blythewood 5.8 W 2.62 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS SCFC Portable RAWS 2.61 in 1019 AM 10/01 RAWS 6 S Ruby - Black Cr. 2.56 in 1000 AM 10/01 HADS Columbia 5.7 WSW 2.55 in 0815 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Camden 2.2 NNW 2.52 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Cayce 1.5 NNE 2.52 in 0733 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Cheraw Municipal Apt 2.51 in 1015 AM 10/01 AWOS Maxcy Gregg Park 2.49 in 0900 AM 10/01 COLUMBIA Lugoff 0.9 NW 2.46 in 0900 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Elliott 1 NW 2.44 in 0800 AM 10/01 COOP Lancaster-Edgewood Ct 2.44 in 0700 AM 10/01 PUBLIC Irmo 3.2 NE 2.41 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Kershaw St-Fralo Farms 2.40 in 0700 AM 10/01 CLEMSON USC Coop 2.40 in 0700 AM 10/01 COOP Oak Grove 1.4 N 2.36 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Blythewood 3.8 ENE 2.36 in 0800 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Columbia 9.6 WNW 2.35 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Kinley Creek-Harbison 2.34 in 0700 AM 10/01 COLUMBIA Camden 6.6 NE 2.34 in 0800 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Columbia 4.0 W 2.33 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Columbia Hamilton-Owens Apt 2.30 in 0953 AM 10/01 ASOS Irmo 1.5 NW 2.27 in 0730 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Irmo 4.4 N 2.27 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Ridgeway 2.26 in 1013 AM 10/01 CWOP Fairfield St-Wilkes Fam Farm 2.24 in 0700 AM 10/01 CLEMSON Columbia 5.8 WNW 2.23 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Irmo 2.2 WSW 2.16 in 0600 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Indian Land 4.7 S 2.15 in 0800 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Irmo 2.1 SW 2.15 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS West Columbia 5.9 WSW 2.12 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Lexington 2.9 NE 2.11 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Columbia 2.10 in 1015 AM 10/01 CWOP 3.7 NE McBee 2.10 in 0930 AM 10/01 USGS Swansea 3.9 ENE 2.10 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS SWAS1 2.10 in 0700 AM 10/01 COOP Lynches R. nr Bishopville 2.05 in 1000 AM 10/01 HADS Prosperity 4.7 ENE 2.00 in 0550 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Cope 4.1 NE 2.00 in 0800 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Orangeburg Municipal Apt 1.98 in 0953 AM 10/01 ASOS Lancaster St-Rich Hill Farm 1.98 in 0700 AM 10/01 CLEMSON Kershaw-Stump Wx 1.98 in 0700 AM 10/01 PUBLIC Orangeburg 1.93 in 1015 AM 10/01 CWOP Newberry St-Lever Farms 1.90 in 0700 AM 10/01 CLEMSON Gilbert 1.0 SE 1.89 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS 3.2 SW Irmo 1.89 in 1000 AM 10/01 HADS Ehrhardt 0.2 SE 1.89 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Lexington 3.0 WSW 1.87 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Columbia Metro Airport 1.84 in 0956 AM 10/01 ASOS Prosperity 0.1 NW 1.84 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Little Mountain 1.82 in 0900 AM 10/01 COOP Kershaw-Ashe St 1.81 in 0700 AM 10/01 PUBLIC North 5.2 E 1.80 in 0600 AM 10/01 COCORAHS 4 WNW Waxhaw 1.79 in 1020 AM 10/01 AWS Lexington 1.0 SE 1.79 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Lexington 0.8 WNW 1.79 in 0733 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Prosperity 1.9 SSE 1.79 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS 3.3 SE Pageland 1.76 in 0930 AM 10/01 USGS Lexington 1.6 WNW 1.72 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Chapin 5.0 ESE 1.72 in 0800 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Newberry 2.9 S 1.71 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Irmo 4.2 NNW 1.68 in 0849 AM 10/01 COCORAHS West Columbia 1.65 in 1015 AM 10/01 CWOP Leesville 8.0 N 1.64 in 0845 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Chapin 6.0 SSW 1.63 in 0800 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Newberry 1.3 SSE 1.63 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Irmo 3.3 NW 1.58 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Lexington 3.0 NW 1.56 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Leesville 5.2 SE 1.55 in 0800 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Pelion 0.7 SSW 1.55 in 0837 AM 10/01 COCORAHS 1 S Pelion 1.54 in 1025 AM 10/01 AWS Orangeburg 1.52 in 1016 AM 10/01 CWOP Gilbert 1.52 in 1015 AM 10/01 CWOP Swansea 6.1 SW 1.50 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Saluda 1.46 in 1015 AM 10/01 CWOP Salley 4.9 NNE 1.46 in 0830 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Lexington 5.6 S 1.42 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Salley 6.0 NNE 1.41 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Batesburg Water Plant 1.40 in 0800 AM 10/01 COOP 1 SSW Seven Oaks 1.40 in 1025 AM 10/01 AWS Lexington 1.39 in 1015 AM 10/01 CWOP Pelion 4.7 W 1.38 in 0600 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Peak 1.36 in 1015 AM 10/01 CWOP Swansea 3.5 SW 1.35 in 0800 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Leesville 10.6 NNE 1.25 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS 3.7 NE Newberry 1.20 in 1000 AM 10/01 HADS Gilbert 8.0 N 1.20 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Prosperity 8.1 SSE 1.18 in 0600 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Denmark 2.0 N 1.17 in 0730 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Camden 3.6 ESE 1.15 in 1018 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Irmo 1.0 WNW 1.15 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Wagener 0.5 NE 1.10 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Wagener 1.4 S 1.05 in 0700 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Heath Springs 1.03 in 1025 AM 10/01 AWS Lancaster 7.1 ENE 1.02 in 0600 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Denmark 2.8 WNW 1.00 in 0800 AM 10/01 COCORAHS Here are the highest wind gust associated with Ian: ...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS... Location Speed Time/Date Provider McEntire JNG 51 MPH 0425 PM 09/30 ASOS Shaw AFB Sumter 44 MPH 0304 PM 09/30 ASOS 2.0 SE Columbia (WxSTEM) 41 MPH 0630 PM 09/30 MESOWEST Abc Columbia 41 MPH 0620 PM 09/30 MESOWEST Cheraw Municipal Apt 41 MPH 0555 PM 09/30 AWOS Orangeburg Municipal Apt 41 MPH 0105 PM 09/30 ASOS Santee NWR 41 MPH 0244 PM 09/30 RAWS I-20 at I-77 Columbia (SCDOT 40 MPH 0530 PM 09/30 MESOWEST Aiken Regional Apt 39 MPH 0755 AM 09/30 AWOS Columbia Metro Airport 38 MPH 0708 PM 09/30 ASOS Camden Woodward Field 38 MPH 1215 PM 09/30 AWOS Columbia Hamilton-Owens Apt 37 MPH 0634 PM 09/30 ASOS Newberry Co Apt 37 MPH 0135 PM 09/30 AWOS Fairfield Co Apt Winnsboro 37 MPH 0615 PM 09/30 AWOS Sumter Municipal Apt 37 MPH 0115 PM 09/30 AWOS Wedgefield 35 MPH 0100 PM 09/30 CWOP Weir Tower Ft Jackson 35 MPH 0451 PM 09/30 RAWS Williston 34 MPH 0635 AM 09/30 CWOP Etv Aiken 34 MPH 0850 AM 09/30 MESOWEST 1.2 SE Sumter (WxSTEM) 34 MPH 1230 PM 09/30 MESOWEST 2.0 SE Columbia (WxSTEM) 34 MPH 0150 PM 09/30 MESOWEST Lake Wateree Dam 34 MPH 0430 PM 09/30 NDBC US 25 at I-20 Aiken Co 33 MPH 1045 AM 09/30 MESOWEST Clarks Hill-SC 33 MPH 1145 AM 09/30 UGA Orangeburg 33 MPH 1159 AM 09/30 CWOP Weir Tower Ft Jackson 32 MPH 0751 AM 09/30 RAWS Newberry (WxSTEM) 32 MPH 1200 PM 09/30 MESOWEST Cheraw 32 MPH 0138 PM 09/30 CWOP Orangeburg 31 MPH 0516 AM 09/30 RAWS Dearing 31 MPH 1045 AM 09/30 UGA I-20 at I-77 Columbia (SCDOT 31 MPH 0130 PM 09/30 MESOWEST I-77 at Shop Rd Columbia (SC 30 MPH 0700 PM 09/30 MESOWEST SRS - SAVRAW 30 MPH 0706 AM 09/30 RAWS SCFC Portable RAWS 30 MPH 0719 PM 09/30 RAWS Hydrology/River Stages... Since rainfall was below normal for the month, there were no flash flood or river flood events across the Midlands or the Central Savannah River Area for the month. Lake Murray Water Temperatures (near surface) at the intake towers for September 2022: Warmest...83.5 F on the 6th Coolest...72.3 F on the 30th September Peak Wind Gust at the ASOS Sites and Lake Wind Sites: Orangeburg County Airport (OGB)......42 mph on the 30th Augusta Bush Field (AGS).............39 mph on the 30th Columbia Metro Airport (CAE).........39 mph on the 22nd Columbia Hamilton-Owens Field (CUB)..37 mph on the 30th Augusta Daniel Field (DNL)...........36 mph on the 30th Lake Wateree Dam (WATS1).............39 mph on the 30th Lake Murray Towers (IRMS1)...........34 mph on the 30th Lake Murray Flotilla Island (LMFS1)..28 mph on the 30th The 3-Month Climate Outlook ...(October/November/December)... The outlook calls for about a 40 to 50 percent chance of above normal temperatures along with a 33 to 40 percent chance of below normal precipitation. ENSO (EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION)... ...La Nina Advisory... La Nina is present. The equatorial sea surface temperatures are below average across much of the Pacific Ocean. The tropical Pacific atmosphere is consistent with La Nina. La Nina is favored to continue through the Northern Hemisphere winter 2022-2023, with a 91 percent chance through November. Then decreasing to a 54 percent chance from January through March 2023. 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 . $$ LCV