Public Information Statement National Weather Service 1025 PM EDT Sat Jul 9 2016 ...June 2016 Climate Summary... ...4th Warmest June on record at Columbia... ...Severe Thunderstorm overturns campers and numerous trees on Lake Thurmond... ...Above normal temperatures across the Midlands and CSRA... ...Rainfall mixed across the Midlands and CSRA... June will be remembered for being hot across the region as the Summer began. It was the 4th hottest June on record at Columbia. Rainfall across the Midlands and Central Savannah River area was mixed. Areas along and east of I-20 received between 3 to 6 inches of rainfall. Areas to the west of that line only received between 1 and 3 inches of rainfall. The average temperature at Augusta Regional Bush Field was 80.5 degrees or 1.9 degrees above the normal of 78.6 degrees. The average temperature at Columbia Metro Airport was 83.0 degrees or 3.9 degrees above the normal of 79.1 degrees. It was the 4th warmest June on record at Columbia. Here are the top 5 warmest June years: 1. 83.7 degrees...2010 and 1952 3. 83.3 degrees...2011 4. 83.0 degrees...2016 5. 82.6 degrees...2015 Other notable average monthly temperatures from our NWS Coop Observers. ORBS1 Orangeburg 2...81.8 - 3rd warmest June on record. Records began 1953. BAMS1 Bamberg........81.0 - 8th warmest June on record. Records began in 1951. UCSS1 Univ. of SC....82.8 - 8th warmest June on record. Records began in 1954. SADS1 Saluda.........80.1 - 9th warmest June on record. Records began in 1957. Augusta Bush Field received 2.87 inches of rainfall for the month. Columbia Metro Airport received 2.39 inches of rainfall for the month. Here are some of the highest rainfall CoCoRaHS Reports for June: SC-AK-31 Aiken 3.5 SSE............5.93 inches SC-OR-22 Santee 6.9 WSW...........5.90 inches SC-AK-41 Aiken 2.5 S..............5.80 inches SC-AK-23 Aiken 1.0 SSW............5.67 inches SC-SM-1 Sumter 1.3 SE............5.50 inches GA-CU-13 Evans 3.0 N..............2.86 inches GA-CU-9 Appling 2.0 SE...........2.48 inches Here are some of the highest NWS Coop Observer Reports for June: CEWS1 Cheraw Water Plant..........8.54 inches SMRS1 Sumter......................6.18 inches MANS1 Manning.....................5.24 inches HHLS1 Holly Hill..................5.15 inches MCCS1 McCormick...................2.05 inches NWYS1 Newberry WKDK...............1.50 inches Highest wind gusts at each ASOS location during the month: Columbia Metro Airport (CAE)..........40 mph on the 17th Augusta Bush Field (AGS)..............39 mph on the 17th Orangeburg County Airport (OGB).......37 mph on the 5th Augusta Daniel Field (DNL)............37 mph on the 14th Columbia Hamilton Owens Field (CUB)...36 mph on the 14th Highest wind gusts at each lake observing site during the month: Lake Murray Flotilla Island (LMFS1)...43 mph on the 14th Lake Wateree (WATS1)..................36 mph on the 5th Lake Murray Dam (RCWinds).............35 mph on the 14th Lake Murray Towers (IRMS1 - USGS).....29 mph on the 27th WATER TEMPERATURE AT THE LAKE MURRAY TOWERS (DEPTH APPROX. 6 FEET): WARMEST...85.9 degrees on the 17th COOLEST...73.8 degrees on the 1st WATER TEMPERATURE AT THE SALUDA RIVER NEAR PROSPERITY: WARMEST...89.8 degrees on the 16th COOLEST...78.4 degrees on the 1st WATER TEMPERATURE AT THE LITTLE SALUDA RIVER NEAR PROSPERITY: WARMEST...88.9 degrees on the 15th COOLEST...78.4 degrees on the 1st TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH OF June: AUGUSTA... None COLUMBIA... On the 16th...the afternoon high temperature of 101 degrees tied the record for the date set in 2015. On the 17th...the morning low of 77 degrees broke the record high minimum temperature of 75 degrees set in 1912...1920...1921 and 1944. On the 24th...the morning low of 80 degrees tied the record high minimum temperature of 80 degrees set in 1944. On the 24th...the afternoon high temperature of 103 degrees tied the record for the date set in 1914. EVENTS FOR June 2016: On the 2nd...Isolate strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching weak cold front. The storms downed a few trees in Lee and Sumter counties. On the 5th...A stalled frontal boundary just west of the area was the focus for strong to severe thunderstorms to develop. The storms downed several trees from Fairfield county across Kershaw and Sumter counties into Calhoun and Orangeburg counties. On the 14th...Strong to severe thunderstorms developed just south of a stalled frontal boundary across North Carolina. The storms produced strong damaging wind gusts across the northern and central Midlands. There were numerous reports of downed trees and power lines from Chesterfield county southward to Richland County. On the 17th...A backdoor cold front moved southward through the Carolinas into east-central Georgia. Severe thunderstorms developed ahead of the front and produced numerous reports of trees...power lines and hail from the northern Midlands southward to the CSRA. The most significant damage occurred along the shores of Lake Thurmond at Elijah Clark State Park and Mistletoe State Park. Downburst winds from both thunderstorms produced an area of significant damage to trees and property at both locations. Over 200 trees and limbs were damage...uprooted or snapped by the strong winds. There were also several power lines downed by the winds. There were approximately 10 to 15 vehicles that were damaged and 10 to 15 campers that suffered significant damage with one over turned. The diameter of the trees ranged from 6 inches up to 2 feet. There was 1 injury associated with the event. On the 24th...A cold front with a lee side trough ahead of it pushed southeast through the area. This produced a few strong to severe thunderstorms across the eastern Midlands from Calhoun county to Clarendon county. The damaging winds downed multiple trees just outside of Summerton. On the 30th...A stationary front across the Upstate was the focus for strong to severe thunderstorms to develop and affected the Midlands and CSRA. The strongest storms went across Chesterfield county downing trees and producing hail up to quarter size. YEAR TO DATE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS... COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT 2015/2016 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL... AVG HIGH/DEP AVG LOW/DEP AVG TEMP NORM DEPARTURE JAN 2015 55.7/-0.3 33.7/ 0.0 44.7 44.8 -0.1 FEB 54.1/-6.2 32.1/-4.7 43.1 48.5 -5.4 MAR 70.3/+2.1 46.9/+3.9 58.6 55.6 +3.0 APR 77.8/+1.5 50.4/+5.7 67.0 63.4 +3.6 MAY 86.0/+2.2 61.0/+1.5 73.5 71.7 +1.8 JUN 93.6/+3.6 71.6/+3.4 82.6 79.1 +3.5 JUL 96.4/+3.7 74.3/+2.7 85.3 82.2 +3.1 AUG 92.9/+2.2 72.2/+1.2 82.6 80.8 +1.8 SEP 85.9/+0.7 67.6/+3.4 76.7 74.7 +2.0 OCT 75.6/-0.5 53.6/+1.5 64.6 64.1 +0.5 NOV 69.4/+2.1 48.6/+6.3 59.0 54.8 +4.2 DEC 70.1/+11.9 50.1/+14.8 60.1 46.7 +13.4 JAN 2016 55.1/-0.9 33.6/-0.1 44.3 44.8 -0.5 FEB 60.1/-0.2 37.9/+1.1 49.0 48.5 +0.5 MAR 75.0/+6.8 49.8/+6.8 62.4 55.6 +6.8 APR 78.1/+1.8 53.6/+3.2 65.8 63.4 +2.4 MAY 83.4/-0.4 61.9/+2.4 72.7 71.7 +1.0 JUN 94.2/+4.2 71.7/+3.5 83.0 79.1 +3.9 AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD 2015/2016 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL... AVG HIGH/DEP AVG LOW/DEP AVG TEMP NORM DEPARTURE JAN 2015 55.8/-2.1 32.1/-0.7 44.0 45.4 -1.4 FEB 55.4/-6.9 30.1/-5.8 42.8 49.1 -6.3 MAR 71.3/+1.4 45.3/+3.3 58.3 55.9 +2.4 APR 77.8/+0.5 54.9/+6.8 66.3 62.7 +3.6 MAY 86.7/+1.7 58.1/+0.8 72.4 71.1 +1.3 JUN 93.1/+2.1 68.1/+1.9 80.6 78.6 +2.0 JUL 95.8/+2.4 71.3/+1.5 83.6 81.6 +2.0 AUG 91.4/-0.4 69.8/+0.5 80.6 80.5 +0.1 SEP 85.5/-1.2 65.1/+2.5 75.3 74.6 +0.7 OCT 77.7/-2.1 52.4/+1.4 64.0 64.4 -0.4 NOV 70.2/+1.1 47.0/+5.6 58.6 55.2 +3.4 DEC 70.3/+10.3 48.3/+13.8 59.3 47.2 +12.1 JAN 2016 55.3/-2.6 33.1/+0.3 44.2 45.4 -1.2 FEB 61.7/-0.6 37.9/+2.0 49.8 49.0 +0.7 MAR 74.4/+4.5 47.1/+5.1 60.8 55.9 +4.9 APR 77.5/+0.2 50.1/+2.0 63.8 62.7 +1.2 MAY 83.2/-1.8 58.2/+0.9 70.7 71.1 -0.4 JUN 92.2/+1.2 68.8/+2.6 80.5 78.6 +1.9 COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT 2015/2016 MONTHLY PRECIPITATION... TOTAL NORMAL DEPARTURE (INCHES) JAN 2015 2.60 3.58 -0.98 FEB 4.76 3.61 +1.15 MAR 2.78 3.73 -0.95 APR 4.03 2.62 +1.41 MAY 1.71 2.97 -1.26 JUN 8.79 4.69 +4.10 JUL 1.53 5.46 -3.93 AUG 4.85 5.26 -0.41 SEP 6.15 3.54 +2.61 OCT 14.46 3.17 +11.29 NOV 5.47 2.74 +2.73 DEC 6.45 3.22 +3.23 ANNUAL 63.58 44.59 +18.99 JAN 2016 1.94 3.58 -1.64 FEB 4.69 3.61 +1.08 MAR 1.88 3.73 -1.85 APR 2.80 2.62 +0.18 MAY 2.61 2.97 -0.36 JUN 2.39 4.69 -2.30 AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD 2015/2016 MONTHLY PRECIPITATION... TOTAL NORMAL DEPARTURE (INCHES) JAN 2015 2.10 3.91 -1.81 FEB 4.70 3.92 +0.78 MAR 3.04 4.18 -1.14 APR 4.86 2.84 +2.02 MAY 0.93 2.65 -1.72 JUN 3.50 4.72 -1.22 JUL 3.52 4.33 -0.81 AUG 3.74 4.32 -0.58 SEP 4.05 3.22 +0.83 OCT 4.62 3.27 +1.35 NOV 5.41 2.82 +2.59 DEC 6.92 3.39 +3.53 ANNUAL 47.39 43.57 +3.82 JAN 2016 1.66 3.91 -2.25 FEB 3.76 3.92 -0.16 MAR 3.18 4.18 -1.00 APR 4.42 2.84 +1.58 MAY 5.71 2.65 +3.06 JUN 2.87 4.72 -1.85 THE 3-MONTH OUTLOOK FOR SUMMER (July/August/September)... The forecast calls for a 40 to 50 percent chance of above normal temperatures with equal chances for above...below or normal rainfall. ENSO (EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION)... ...ENSO Neutral Conditions Present... ...La Nina Watch... Equatorial sea surface temperatures are near average across the east-central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. La Nina is favored to develop during the Northern Hemisphere Summer 2016. There is about a 75 percent chance of La Nina during the Fall and Winter 2016-17. CLIMATE OUTLOOKS AND ENSO DISCUSSIONS COURTESY NOAA CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER...WWW.CPC.NOAA.GOV. Note...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 . $$ VAUGHAN