June 2021 Climate Summary

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
330 PM Sun Jul 04 2021

...Corrected the Temperature/Precipitation Records Tied or
Broken section for Augusta...

...Corrected Tropical Depression Danny section for typo...

...Climate Summary for June 2021 for the Midlands of SC and
Central Savannah River Area of GA...

...Temperatures Slightly Below Normal at Columbia SC and
Augusta GA...

...Precipitation Below Normal at Columbia...

...Precipitation Above Normal at Augusta...
...8th Wettest June on Record at Augusta...
...June 7th Rainfall at Augusta was the 7th highest calendar
day rainfall amount since 1871...

.Columbia SC Average Temperatures...

The average temperature at Columbia Metropolitan Airport for
June 2021 was 78.8 degrees or 0.3 degrees below the monthly
normal of 79.1 degrees.

.Augusta GA Average Temperatures...

The average temperature at Augusta Regional Bush Field for
June 2021 was 79.0 degrees or 0.7 degrees below the monthly
normal of 79.7 degrees.

.Columbia Rainfall...

Columbia Metro Airport received 3.71 inches of rainfall
during June, 1.26 inches below the monthly normal of 4.97
inches.

.Augusta Rainfall...

Augusta Bush Field received 8.30 inches of rainfall during
June, 3.55 inches above the normal monthly value of 4.75
inches. This made June 2021 the 9th wettest June on record
at Augusta. Much of this rain came on June 7th, when 4.89
inches of rain fell.  This was the 7th highest amount of
rain recorded on a calendar day at Augusta since records
began in 1871.


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

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

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
YTD Total     22.29    21.74    +0.55

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
YTD Total     28.52    22.31     +6.21

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

Augusta...A daily record rainfall amount record for June
7th was set at Augusta, with 4.89 inches of rain.  Previous
rainfall record for June 7th was 1.93 inches in 1983.  This
was also the 7th highest daily rainfall amount recorded at
Augusta, for any calendar day, since records began in 1871.

Columbia...None.

Here are some of the highest monthly rainfall totals for
June 2021 across the Midlands of SC and CSRA of GA:

Saluda Water Plant (COOP).....11.25 inches.
Saluda 0.6 NNE (CoCoRaHS).....10.06 in.
Irmo 3.2 NE (CoCoRaHS).........9.62 in.
McCormick 12.9 E (CoCoRaHS)....9.52 in.
Leesville 1.6 NNE (CoCoRaHS)...9.32 in.

Here are some of the lowest monthly rainfall totals for
June 2021:

Wagener 0.5 NE (CoCoRaHS)....3.49 inches.
Columbia Metro Apt (ASOS)....3.71 in.
Oak Grove 1.4 N (CoCoRaHS)...3.80 in.
Wagener 1 SW (COOP)..........4.00 in.
Trenton 6.3 SSW (CoCoRaHS)...4.01 in.


Significant Weather Events for June 2021...

Severe Weather June 12th...
Severe thunderstorms downed numerous trees in the town
of Whitmire, in Newberry Co SC.

Macroburst June 15th...
A severe thunderstorm produced wind damage across Calhoun
County and wind damage and large hail across SE Orangeburg
County on June 15th. A NWS Survey Team inspected the damage
and determined that downburst winds, associated with a
macroburst, occurred in the area of Lake Marion High School.
A severe thunderstorm producing 60 to 80 mph winds, along
with nickel to golf ball size hail, moved southeast from
Calhoun County into Orangeburg County early Tuesday evening
June 15th. The storm downed numerous trees and power lines
along its path from near the town of St. Matthews to eastern
Orangeburg County. The storm affected the areas near the
towns of Cameron, Elloree, Santee, Vance, Holly Hill and
Eutawville. The storm crossed I-95 just south of Santee
around 645 PM. The storm produced strong damaging winds and
large hail between 6 pm and 7 pm. One of the hardest hit
areas was between the community of Felderville southeast to
the community of Wells, in Orangeburg Co. This includes the
area near Lake Marion High School. The storm damaged
portions of the roof of the high school and also several of
the air conditioning units. The storm also uprooted several
trees around the school and damaged the roof of a church
across the street. The damage to the air conditioning units
was mainly due to hail. The estimated peak winds that
occurred with the storm ranged from 80 to 85 mph at the
high school.

Tropical Depression Claudette June 20th...
Claudette strengthened into a Tropical Storm near the Gulf
Coast then turned to the ENE and weakened into a Tropical
Depression.  TD Claudette crossed N GA and the N Midlands of
SC on Sunday June 20th, producing locally heavy rain, mainly
across northern portions of the CSRA of GA and N Midlands of
SC, where 3 to 4 inches of rain fell. Other portions of our
northern and central forecast area (FA) received 1 to 3
inches, while southern sections of the FA generally received
less than 1 inch. Wind damage was minimal but sub-severe
winds did down a few trees.

Tropical Depression Danny June 28-29...
Danny strengthened into a Tropical Storm offshore SC and
moved NW and made landfall just north of Hilton Head Island
on June 28th.  The cyclone tracked NW and weakened into a
Tropical Depression, moving NW across the S Midlands
of SC and the CSRA, while continuing to weaken considerably,
through the early morning of June 29th but produced no wind
damage or flooding across our forecast area.


Hydrology/River Stages...

No river flooding occurred at any river flood or forecast
point.

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

Warmest...83.1 F on the 19th.
Coolest...70.3 F on the 2nd.


The 3-Month Climate Outlook
...(July/August/September)...

The outlook calls for about a 50 percent chance of above
normal temperatures with a greater than 33 percent chance
of above normal precipitation.

ENSO (EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION)...
ENSO neutral conditions are currently present and are
expected to remain neutral through the Summer.

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
http://www.weather.gov/cae .

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DCM