Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
634 PM Tue May 10 2021


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

...Temperatures close to normal for April...

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

...Easter Freeze - Unseasonably Cold Morning Low Temperatures on the
2nd, 3rd, and 22nd...
...Cold Temperatures Impacted Agriculture Across the Region...


.Augusta GA Average Temperatures...

The average temperature at Augusta Regional Bush Field for April
2021 was 63.5 degrees or 0.8 degrees above the normal of 62.7
degrees.

.Columbia SC Average Temperatures...

The average temperature at Columbia Metropolitan Airport for April
2021 was 63.4 degrees or normal for the month.

.Augusta Rainfall...

Augusta Bush Field received 1.57 inches of rainfall during April,
1.27 inches below the normal monthly value of 2.84 inches.

.Columbia Rainfall...

Columbia Metro Airport received 0.80 inches of rainfall during
April, 1.82 inches below the normal of 2.62 inches.

Here are some of the highest monthly rainfall totals for
April 2021:

Prosperity 4.7 ENE (CoCoRaHS)........2.67 inches
Trenton 6.5 SSW (CoCoRaHS)...........2.66 in.
Williston 4.3 NNW (CoCoRaHS).........2.65 in.
Wagener 1.4 S (CoCoRaHS).............2.61 in.
Aiken 1.0 SSW (CoCoRaHS).............2.59 in.
Wagener 1 SW (NWS COOP)..............2.56 in.


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

Winnsboro 8.0 S (CoCoRaHS)...........0.10 inches
Sumter (NWS COOP)....................0.30 in.
Columbia 6.1 WNW (CoCoRaHS)..........0.62 in.
Winnsboro (NWS COOP).................0.65 in.
Dalzell 2.3 W (CoCoRaHS).............0.67 in.
Pageland 9.0 WNW (CoCoRaHS)..........0.74 in.

It was the 4th driest April on record at the NWS COOP site at Sumter
with only 0.30 inches of rain for the month. Records for Sumter
began in 1901. The driest April on record at Sumter was 1976 when
only 0.06 inches of rainfall were recorded.

It was tied for the 5th driest April on record, 1914, at the NWS
COOP site at Winnsboro with only 0.65 inches of rain for the month.
Records for Winnsboro began in 1896. The driest April on record at
Winnsboro was 1976 when only 0.21 inches of rainfall were recorded.


Highest Measured Wind Gusts During Month:

North AF Aux Field (AWOS)...........46 mph on the 21st.
Aiken Municipal Field (AWOS)........43 mph on the 21st.
Flotilla Island Lake Murray (NWS)...40 mph on the 21st.
Columbia Metro Airport (ASOS).......40 mph on the 1st and 21st.
Shaw AFB (ASOS).....................40 mph on the 21st.
McEntire JNG (ASOS).................39 mph on the 21st.
Orangeburg County Airport (ASOS)....37 mph on the 21st.
Hamilton-Owens Field Columbia (ASOS)37 mph on the 21st.
Lake Wateree Dam (NWS)..............36 mph on the 21st.
Lake Thurmond Dam (NWS).............36 mph on the 21st.
Lake Murray Intake Towers (USGS)....36 mph on the 21st.
Augusta Bush Field (ASOS)...........36 mph on the 21st.
Augusta Daniel Field (ASOS).........34 mph on the 21st.


Lake Murray Water Temperatures (near surface) at The Towers for
April:

Warmest...69.6 F on the 14th and 15th.
Coolest...57.6 F on the 3rd and 11th.

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

Augusta...

April 14th...A record high temperature was tied on the afternoon of
the 14th. The high temperature of 90 degrees tied the record high of
90 degrees set back in 1922.

April 25th...A daily record rainfall was recorded on the 25th. The
rainfall amount of 1.49 inches broke the previous record for the
date of 1.26 inches set in 1896.

Columbia...

April 3rd...A record low temperature was tied on the morning of the
4th. The low temperature of 28 degrees tied the record of 28 degree
set back in 1992.



Significant Weather Events for April...

End of March into April 4th... Heavy rainfall in western North
Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina produced minor flooding
downstream in the Midlands. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches was
enough to produce rises on many of the area rivers. Minor flooding
occurred along the Congaree River south of Columbia at Carolina
Eastman and Gadsden-Congaree National Park. The river crested at
115.40 feet on the evening of the 2nd at Carolina Eastman. Flood
stage is 115.0 feet. The river crested at 15.77 feet during the
morning hours of the 3rd at the Congaree National Park-Gadsden.
Flood stage is 15.0 feet.


April 2nd and 3rd... Unseasonably cold morning temperatures across
the Carolinas and Georgia on both morning. Cold Canadian high
pressure settled southeast into the region behind a vigorous cold
front. Morning low temperatures fell into the middle 20s to lower
30s across much of the Midlands and Central Savannah River Area. The
cold temperatures produced some minor damage to agricultural
interest across the region. This included some damage to peaches,
corn, blueberries, strawberries and muscadines.

Here are some of the reports from the morning of the 2nd.


...LOW TEMPERATURE REPORTS THIS MORNING...

LOCATION                   TEMP    PROVIDER
LINCOLNTON GA              26 F    COOP
CEDAR CREEK SC             27 F    COOP
MCCRADY TC FT JACKSON SC   27 F    RAWS
LITTLE MOUNTAIN SC         28 F    COOP
SALUDA SC                  28 F    CWOP
NORTH AUGUSTA SC           28 F    CWOP
MCCORMICK SC               29 F    COOP
WAGENER SC                 29 F    COOP
ELGIN SC                   29 F    CWOP
GILBERT SC                 29 F    CWOP
PEAK SC                    29 F    CWOP
EVANS GA                   29 F    CWOP
THOMSON-MCDUFFIE CO APT GA 29 F    AWOS
5 N SALUDA SC              29 F    AWS
ORANGEBURG SC              29 F    RAWS
FORT GORDON GA             29 F    RAWS
LONG CANE PORTABLE SC      29 F    RAWS
SWANSEA SC                 30 F    COOP
GRANITEVILLE SC            30 F    COOP
THOMSON GA                 30 F    COOP
WAYNESBORO GA              30 F    COOP
2 WSW CHAPIN SC            30 F    AWS
SPRINGFIELD SC             30 F    CWOP
ORANGEBURG SC              30 F    CWOP
NORTH AUGUSTA SC           30 F    CWOP
APPLING GA                 30 F    CWOP
HEATH SPRINGS SC           30 F    AWS
NEWBERRY SC                30 F    AWOS
1 S PELION SC              30 F    AWS
6 SE MAYESVILLE SC         30 F    AWS
BARNWELL SC                31 F    COOP
BATESBURG SC WTR PLT       31 F    COOP
AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD      31 F    ASOS
NEWBERRY SC                31 F    COOP
PELION SC                  31 F    COOP
N LANCASTER CO SC          31 F    AWS
AUGUSTA GA                 31 F    CWOP
NORTH AUGUSTA SC           31 F    CWOP
I-20 AT COLUMBIA WEIGH STN 31 F    MESOWEST
MCENTIRE JNGB EASTOVER SC  31 F    AWOS
SAVRIV SRS SC              31 F    RAWS
IRMO SC                    31 F    AWS
SCFC PORTABLE IRMO SC      31 F    RAWS
SALUDA SC WTR PLT          32 F    COOP
JEFFERSON SC               32 F    COOP
LAKE GREENWOOD DAM SC      32 F    COOP
NEWBERRY SC                32 F    MESOWEST
3 W BLACKVILLE SC          32 F    HADS
GRACEWOOD                  32 F    CWOP
GRANITEVILLE SC            32 F    CWOP
COLUMBIA SC                32 F    CWOP
WILLISTON SC               32 F    CWOP
CONGAREE NP SC             32 F    RAWS
CAROLINA SANDHILLS NWR SC  32 F    RAWS
CAMDEN WOODWARD FIELD SC   32 F    AWOS
LANCASTER SC               32 F    AWOS
LONG CANE SC               32 F    RAWS
1 SSW SEVEN OAKS SC        32 F    AWS
1 SSW PELION SC            32 F    AWS
7 WNW SALUDA SC            32 F    AWS
WEDGEWOOD SC               32 F    AWS
WEIR TOWER FT JACKSON SC   32 F    RAWS


Here are some of the reports from the morning of the 3rd:

...Low Temperature Reports This Morning...

Note...The low temperature at Columbia Metro Airport of
28 tied the record low for the date.

Low temperatures generally ranged from the mid 20s in normally
colder outlying wind-protected locations to the mid and upper
30s in urban centers, lakeshore areas, and some higher
elevation areas more exposed to some wind.


Location                     Temp       Provider

...Georgia...

...Burke County...
Waynesboro                    30 F      COOP

...Columbia County...
Appling                       29 F      CWOP
Evans                         29 F      CWOP
I-20 At Columbia Weigh Stn    30 F      MESOWEST
Martinez                      33 F      CWOP
Evans                         35 F      CWOP

...Lincoln County...
Lincolnton                    26 F      COOP

...McDuffie County...
Thomson-McDuffie Co Apt         28 F      AWOS
Thomson                       30 F      COOP

...Richmond County...
Augusta                       29 F      CWOP
Gracewood                     29 F      CWOP
Augusta Bush Field            29 F      ASOS
Fort Gordon                   29 F      RAWS
I-20 At Augusta Canal         31 F      MESOWEST
Augusta Daniel Field          36 F      ASOS

...South Carolina...

...Aiken County...
Graniteville                  26 F      CWOP
Savriv Sav River Site         26 F      RAWS
Wagener                       28 F      COOP
Aiken                         28 F      AWOS
North Augusta                 29 F      CWOP
Aiken                         30 F      CWOP

...Bamberg County...
Bamberg                       30 F      CWOP

...Barnwell County...
Barnwell                      27 F      COOP
Williston                     28 F      CWOP
Barnwell                      28 F      AWOS
Savraw Sav River Site         29 F      RAWS
2 ESE Elko                    30 F      AWS
Research Stn Blackville 3W    30 F      HADS

...Calhoun County...
Swansea 3.5 NE                27 F      COOP

...Chesterfield County...
Jefferson                      26 F      COOP
Cheraw                        27 F      AWOS
Cheraw                        29 F      CWOP
Cheraw                        29 F      CWOP
Society Hill                  29 F      CWOP
Cheraw                        34 F      CWOP
Carolina Sandhills NWR        34 F      RAWS
6.5 E Jefferson                35 F      HADS

...Clarendon County...
Santee Cooper Regional Apt    30 F      AWOS
Santee NWR                    36 F      RAWS

...Edgefield County...
North Augusta                 29 F      CWOP
Long Cane Portable            29 F      RAWS
North Augusta                 30 F      CWOP
Long Cane                     31 F      RAWS

...Fairfield County...
Ridgeway                      29 F      CWOP
1 NNW Winnsboro               32 F      AWS
Winnsboro                     32 F      AWOS
Longtown                      38 F      COOP

...Kershaw County...
Elgin                         25 F      CWOP
Lugoff Water Plant             27 F      COOP
7 NNW Lugoff                   29 F      NDBC
Camden Woodward Field         30 F      AWOS
Lugoff                         33 F      CWOP

...Lancaster County...
4 WNW Waxhaw                  26 F      AWS
Fort Mill                     27 F      CWOP
Lancaster                     27 F      AWOS
Heath Springs                 32 F      AWS

...Lee County...
Elliott                       29 F      COOP

...Lexington County...
1 S Pelion                    26 F      AWS
2 WSW Chapin                  27 F      AWS
Red Bank area                 27 F      CWOP
Gilbert                       27 F      CWOP
Lexington                     27 F      CWOP
West Columbia                 29 F      CWOP
Columbia Metro Apt            29 F      ASOS
1 SSW Pelion                  29 F      AWS
1 SSW Seven Oaks              30 F      AWS
Cayce                         31 F      CWOP
1 S Red Bank                  37 F      AWS
4 W Lexington                 37 F      AWS

...McCormick County...
McCormick                     29 F      COOP
5.6 SW McCormick Lk Thurmond  36 F      HADS

...Newberry County...
Newberry                      30 F      AWOS
Newberry (WEATHERSTEM)        31 F      MESOWEST

...Orangeburg County...
Springfield                    27 F      CWOP
Orangeburg                    28 F      CWOP
Orangeburg                    29 F      RAWS
Santee                        30 F      CWOP
Orangeburg Airport            30 F      ASOS
1 ESE North                   30 F      AWOS
Holly Hill                    31 F      COOP
Orangeburg                    32 F      CWOP
0.9 SW Orangeburg             35 F      HADS

...Richland County...
Cedar Creek                   25 F      COOP
McCrady Trng Ctr Ft Jackson   25 F      RAWS
Peak                          27 F      CWOP
Columbia                      29 F      CWOP
SCFC Portable Irmo            29 F      RAWS
Congaree                      30 F      RAWS
Irmo                          31 F      AWS
Columbia Hamilton-Owens Airp  33 F      ASOS

...Saluda County...
Saluda                        26 F      CWOP
2 ESE Saluda                  26 F      AWS
7 WNW Saluda                  26 F      AWS
5 N Saluda                    26 F      AWS
Saluda Water Plant            32 F      COOP

...Sumter County...
Wedgefield                     25 F      CWOP
Pinewood                      26 F      CWOP
Pinewood                      28 F      CWOP
Sumter Municipal Airport      28 F      AWOS
Pinewood                      29 F      AWS
6 SE Mayesville               29 F      AWS
Sumter                        30 F      CWOP
Sumter                        30 F      CWOP
1.2 SE Sumter (WEATHERSTEM)   31 F      MESOWEST
Sumter                        31 F      COOP
Sumter                        31 F      CWOP
Shaw AFB Sumter               31 F      AWOS
Wedgewood                     31 F      AWS
2 SSW Mulberry                34 F      AWS
2.1 S Mulberry (WEATHERSTEM)  35 F      MESOWEST



April 21st and 22nd... Strong wind gusts occurred across the region
ahead of another strong cold front to affect the region. Winds
gusted over 40 mph in some locations. Behind the front, another
round of unseasonably cold Canadian air settled southward over the
region. Morning low temperatures on the 22nd fell into the upper 20s
to lower 30s.

Here are some of the highest wind gusts on the afternoon of the
21st:

...Peak Wind Gust Reports So Far This Afternoon...

Location                      Speed      Provider
North AF Aux Field            46 MPH     AWOS
Aiken Municipal Apt           43 MPH     AWOS
2.0 SE Columbia (WEATHERSTEM) 41 MPH     MESOWEST
Columbia Metro Apt            40 MPH     ASOS
Shaw AFB Sumter               40 MPH     AWOS
Dutch Fork HS Irmo            40 MPH     RCWINDS
Coast Guard Is. Lake Murray   39 MPH     RCWINDS
McEntire JNGB                 39 MPH     AWOS
Flotilla Is. Lake Murray      38 MPH     NDBC
Columbia Hamilton-Owens Field 37 MPH     ASOS
Thomson-McDuffie Co Apt         37 MPH     AWOS
Lancaster                     37 MPH     AWOS
Orangeburg Apt                37 MPH     ASOS
Lake Murray Intake Towers     36 MPH     USGS
Augusta Bush Field            36 MPH     ASOS
North Augusta                 34 MPH     CWOP
Williston                     34 MPH     CWOP
I-20 At Columbia Weigh Stn    34 MPH     MESOWEST
Carolina Sandhills NWR        34 MPH     RAWS
Newberry (WEATHERSTEM)        33 MPH     MESOWEST
Orangeburg                    33 MPH     CWOP
Barnwell Apt                  33 MPH     AWOS
Camden Woodward Field         33 MPH     AWOS
Augusta Daniel Field          33 MPH     ASOS
Lake Wateree Dam              33 MPH     NDBC
Evans                         32 MPH     CWOP
Cheraw Apt                    32 MPH     AWOS
Newberry Apt                  32 MPH     AWOS
Sumter Municipal Apt          32 MPH     AWOS
Weir Tower Ft. Jackson        32 MPH     RAWS
1.2 SE Sumter (WEATHERSTEM)   31 MPH     MESOWEST
Clarks Hill Lake Dam          31 MPH     NDBC
Gracewood                     31 MPH     CWOP
I-20 At Augusta Canal         31 MPH     MESOWEST
2.1 S Mulberry (WEATHERSTEM)  30 MPH     MESOWEST


Here are some of the morning temperature reports from the 22nd:

...UNSEASONABLY CHILLY TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING...

Location                     Temp      Time/Date       Provider
Blythewood 5.8 W              27 F     0700 AM 04/22   COCORAHS
Cedar Crk                     28 F     0800 AM 04/22   COOP
Leesburg Hwy - Hwy 601        28 F     0700 AM 04/22   RCWINDS
Springhill                    28 F     0700 AM 04/22   RCWINDS
Blythewood FS                 28 F     0700 AM 04/22   RCWINDS
Landfill                       28 F     0700 AM 04/22   RCWINDS
Taxahaw                       29 F     0700 AM 04/22   PUBLIC
Leathersville                 29 F     0700 AM 04/22   PUBLIC
2 WSW Chapin                  29 F     0730 AM 04/22   AWS
4 WNW Waxhaw                  29 F     0715 AM 04/22   AWS
Indian Land                   29 F     0700 AM 04/22   CWOP
0.9 NE Lincolnton             29 F     0800 AM 04/22   COOP
Newberry 2.9 S                29 F     0700 AM 04/22   COCORAHS
2 ESE Saluda                  29 F     0720 AM 04/22   AWS
5 N Saluda                    29 F     0715 AM 04/22   AWS
Denny Terrace                 29 F     0700 AM 04/22   RCWINDS
Mccrady Training Center       29 F     0733 AM 04/22   RAWS
Congaree Run FS               29 F     0700 AM 04/22   RCWINDS
2.6 E Chesterfield             30 F     0830 AM 04/22   COOP
Hopkins                       30 F     0700 AM 04/22   RCWINDS
Sumter National Forest        30 F     0700 AM 04/22   PUBLIC
Elgin                         30 F     0734 AM 04/22   CWOP
Barnwell                      30 F     0700 AM 04/22   PUBLIC
Saluda                        30 F     0730 AM 04/22   CWOP
Graniteville                  30 F     0740 AM 04/22   CWOP
Fort Mill                     30 F     0637 AM 04/22   CWOP
Gilbert                       30 F     0801 AM 04/22   CWOP
Pinewood                      30 F     0700 AM 04/22   CWOP
Peak                          30 F     0715 AM 04/22   CWOP
North Augusta                 30 F     0703 AM 04/22   CWOP
7 WNW Saluda                  30 F     0735 AM 04/22   AWS
Fort Gordon                   30 F     0701 AM 04/22   RAWS
Dutch Fork HS                 31 F     0700 AM 04/22   RCWINDS
Springfield                    31 F     0735 AM 04/22   CWOP
North Augusta                 31 F     0650 AM 04/22   CWOP
Wedgefield                     31 F     0701 AM 04/22   CWOP
Society Hill                  31 F     0731 AM 04/22   CWOP
Thomson-Mcduffie County Airp    31 F     0655 AM 04/22   AWOS
Mcentire Ang                  31 F     0756 AM 04/22   AWOS
Lexington Co Airport Pelion   31 F     0700 AM 04/22   RCWINDS
Edisto Electric HQ  Bamberg   31 F     0700 AM 04/22   PUBLIC
Savriv                        31 F     0707 AM 04/22   RAWS
Long Cane Portable            31 F     0650 AM 04/22   RAWS
Wagener 1SW                   31 F     0855 AM 04/22   COOP
Pageland                      31 F     0700 AM 04/22   PUBLIC
Peak - Summerville            31 F     0700 AM 04/22   PUBLIC
Fairview Crossroads           31 F     0700 AM 04/22   COCORAHS
Orangeburg                    32 F     0711 AM 04/22   CWOP
Elliott 1 NW                  32 F     0700 AM 04/22   COOP
Pinewood                      32 F     0700 AM 04/22   CWOP
Vidette                       32 F     0700 AM 04/22   PUBLIC
Williston                     32 F     0710 AM 04/22   CWOP
Heath Springs                 32 F     0710 AM 04/22   AWS
Decker Center                 32 F     0700 AM 04/22   RCWINDS
Camden Woodward               32 F     0655 AM 04/22   AWOS
Cheraw                        32 F     0715 AM 04/22   AWOS
Newberry                      32 F     0715 AM 04/22   AWOS
Winnsboro                     32 F     0735 AM 04/22   AWOS
Lancaster                     32 F     0715 AM 04/22   AWOS
Sumter Municipal Airport      32 F     0655 AM 04/22   AWOS
Long Cane                     32 F     0654 AM 04/22   RAWS
1 S Pelion                    32 F     0715 AM 04/22   AWS
1 SSW Pelion                  32 F     0720 AM 04/22   AWS
0.8 SW Pelion                 32 F     0831 AM 04/22   COOP
0.6 S Saluda                  32 F     0800 AM 04/22   COOP
Orangeburg                    32 F     0716 AM 04/22   RAWS
Wedgewood                     32 F     0715 AM 04/22   AWS
Riverbanks Zoo                33 F     0700 AM 04/22   RCWINDS



Hydrology/River Stages...

Many rivers and lakes began the month in flood or rose slightly
above flood stage due to heavy rainfall during the end of March.
Heavy rainfall combined with many reservoirs at their projected pool
height for spring and summer levels discharged additional water
producing minor flooding along the Congaree River south of Columbia.


SITE              RIVER          FLOOD STAGE  LOWEST/DATE  HIGHEST/DATE
                                 (FEET)       (FEET)       (FEET)
Columbia          Congaree        19.0        3.8/14th        9.4/2nd
Carolina Eastman  Congaree       115.0      105.6/22nd,24th 115.4/3rd
Gadsden           Congaree        15.0        7.2/27th       15.8/3rd
Whitmire          Enoree          25.0       16.1/24th       18.6/1st
Orangeburg        N. Fork Edisto   8.0        4.9/23rd        6.5/3rd
Cheraw            Pee Dee         30.0        6.1/30th       21.4/2nd
Butler Creek      Savannah       117.5       96.6/30th      112.3/1st
Chappells         Saluda          14.0        3.4/19th        7.2/2nd
Modoc             Stevens Creek   19.0        2.6/24th        4.1/1st
Lake Wateree      Wateree        100.0       95.9/13th      100.9/1st
Camden            Wateree         27.0        4.4/30th       18.6/1st


YEAR TO DATE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS...

COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT 2020/2021 MONTHLY AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL...

         AVG HIGH/DEP   AVG LOW/DEP   AVG TEMP    NORM  DEPARTURE
Jan 2020  60.8/+4.8      41.4/+7.7      51.1      44.8    +6.3
Feb       61.7/+1.4      41.7/+4.9      51.7      48.5    +3.2
Mar       72.2/+4.0      51.9/+8.9      62.1      55.6    +6.5
Apr       76.1/-0.2      50.8/+0.4      63.5      63.4    +0.1
May       80.8/-3.0      58.7/-0.8      69.7      71.7    -2.0
Jun       87.2/-2.8      68.5/+0.3      77.9      79.1    -1.2
Jul       93.1/+0.4      73.7/+2.1      83.4      82.2    +1.2
Aug       90.1/-0.6      73.1/+2.1      81.6      80.8    +0.8
Sep       83.4/-1.8      65.7/+1.5      74.6      74.7    -0.1
Oct       79.5/+3.4      57.8/+5.7      68.7      64.1    +4.6
Nov       71.1/+3.8      48.0/+5.7      59.5      54.8    +4.8
Dec       57.2/-1.0      34.4/-0.9      45.8      46.7    -0.9
Annual    76.1/+0.6      55.5/+3.1      65.8      63.9    +1.9

Jan 2021  55.5/-0.5      35.8/+2.1      45.6      44.8    +0.8
Feb       58.7/-1.6      38.2/+1.4      48.4      48.5    -0.1
Mar       70.5/+2.3      46.5/+3.5      58.5      55.6    +2.9
Apr       77.2/+0.9      49.6/-0.4      63.4      63.4     0.0

AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD 2020/2021 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL...

         AVG HIGH/DEP   AVG LOW/DEP   AVG TEMP    NORM  DEPARTURE
Jan 2020  64.0/+6.1      41.5/+8.7     52.7       45.4    +7.3
Feb       63.8/+1.5      42.2/+6.3     53.0       49.1    +3.9
Mar       75.5/+5.6      52.1/+10.1    63.8       55.9    +7.9
Apr       77.8/+0.5      50.2/+2.1     64.0       62.7    +1.3
May       83.9/-1.1      58.0/+0.7     71.0       71.1    -0.1
Jun       89.7/-1.3      68.1/+1.9     78.9       78.6    +0.3
Jul       95.4/+2.0      72.8/+3.0     84.1       81.6    +2.5
Aug       93.2/+1.4      72.1/+2.9     82.7       80.5    +2.2
Sep       86.0/-0.7      66.2/+3.6     76.1       74.6    +1.5
Oct       82.2/+4.5      58.3/+7.3     70.3       64.4    +5.9
Nov       74.8/+5.7      48.5/+7.1     61.6       55.2    +6.4
Dec       60.1/+0.1      33.8/-0.7     46.9       47.2    -0.3
Annual    78.9/+2.0      55.3/+4.3     67.1       63.9    +3.2

Jan 2021  59.5/+1.6      36.8/+4.0     48.2       45.4    +2.8
Feb       63.1/+0.8      39.1/+3.2     51.1       49.1    +2.0
Mar       74.3/+4.4      47.0/+5.0     60.6       55.9    +4.7
Apr       79.2/+1.9      47.8/-0.3     63.5       62.7    +0.8

COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT 2020/2021 MONTHLY/YEARLY
PRECIPITATION...

               TOTAL   NORMAL   DEPARTURE
              (INCHES)
Jan 2020       5.84     3.58    +2.26
Feb            5.48     3.61    +1.87
Mar            4.17     3.73    +0.44
Apr            2.98     2.62    +0.36
May            9.32     2.97    +6.35
Jun            4.78     4.69    +0.09
Jul            7.61     5.46    +2.15
Aug            3.74     5.26    -1.52
Sep            4.50     3.54    +0.96
Oct            0.94     3.17    -2.23
Nov            1.84     2.82    +0.98
Dec            3.49     3.20    +0.27
Annual        56.33    44.59   +11.74

Jan 2021       5.32     3.58    +1.74
Feb            6.39     3.61    +2.78
Mar            3.43     3.73    -0.30
Apr            0.80     2.62    -1.78
YTD Total     15.94    13.54    +2.40


AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD 2020/2021 MONTHLY/YEARLY PRECIPITATION...

               TOTAL   NORMAL   DEPARTURE
              (INCHES)
Jan 2020       4.56     3.91     +0.65
Feb            7.17     3.92     +3.25
Mar            5.33     4.18     +1.15
Apr            5.54     2.84     +2.70
May            6.30     2.65     +3.65
Jun            2.32     4.72     -2.40
Jul            7.09     4.33     +2.76
Aug            6.20     4.32     +1.88
Sep            5.50     3.22     +2.28
Oct            1.23     3.27     -2.04
NOV            3.48     2.74     +0.74
DEC            3.17     3.39     -0.22
Annual        56.25    43.57    +12.68

Jan 2021       4.87     3.91     +0.96
Feb            6.59     3.92     +2.67
Mar            4.70     4.18     +0.52
Apr            1.57     2.84     -1.27
YTD Total     17.73    14.85     +2.88


The 3-Month Outlook for late Spring/Summer
...(May/June/July)...

The outlook calls for a greater than 50 percent chance of above
normal temperatures with a greater than 40 percent chance of
above normal precipitation.

Go to the Climate Prediction Center web page at
www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov for more details and the latest outlooks.


ENSO (EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION)...

...La Nina Advisory...

La Nina conditions are present. A transition from La Nina to ENSO-
Neutral is likely in the next month or so, with an 80 percent chance
of ENSO-Neutral during May-July 2021.

Equatorial sea surface temperatures are below average from the
east-central to eastern Pacific Ocean.

The tropical atmospheric circulation is consistent with La Nina.

Climate Outlooks and ENSO Discussions courtesy of 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