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 .
$$
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