PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
200 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014

...DECEMBER 2013 CLIMATE SUMMARY...

...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL...
...ALL TIME DECEMBER DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT AUGUSTA...
...ALL TIME DECEMBER DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT COLUMBIA...
...10TH WETTEST DECEMBER ON RECORD AT AUGUSTA...


RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH AT COLUMBIA:
DEC. 6TH...DAILY RECORD HIGH OF 82 TIED. THIS ALSO TIED THE ALL TIME
WARMEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER AT COLUMBIA.

DEC. 21ST...NEW DAILY RECORD HIGH OF 81.

DEC. 22ND...NEW DAILY RECORD HIGH OF 80.

DEC. 22ND...NEW DAILY RECORD HIGHEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 66.


RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH AT AUGUSTA:
DEC. 6TH...DAILY RECORD HIGH OF 82 TIED.

DEC. 21ST...NEW DAILY RECORD HIGH OF 83. THIS ALSO ESTABLISHED A NEW
ALL TIME WARMEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER AT AUGUSTA.
(PREVIOUS RECORD 82).

DEC. 22ND...NEW DAILY RECORD HIGH OF 80.

DEC. 22ND...NEW DAILY RECORD HIGHEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 64.


YEAR TO DATE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS...

COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT 2013 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL...

          AVG HIGH/DEP   AVG LOW/DEP   AVG TEMP   NORM  DEPARTURE
JAN 2013  64.0/+8.0      41.1/+7.4      52.5      44.8    +7.7
FEB       59.2/-1.1      36.2/-0.6      47.7      48.5    -0.8
MAR       63.5/-4.7      38.5/-4.5      51.0      55.6    -4.6
APR       76.7/+0.4      53.4/+3.0      65.0      63.4    +1.6
MAY       81.4/-2.4      59.2/-0.3      70.3      71.7    -1.4
JUN       88.1/-1.9      70.1/+1.9      79.1      79.1     0.0
JUL       88.4/-4.3      72.7/+1.1      80.5      82.2    -1.7
AUG       87.6/-3.1      71.0/ 0.0      79.3      80.8    -1.5    
SEP       86.9/+1.7      65.5/+0.3      76.2      74.7    +1.5
OCT       77.9/+1.8      54.8/+2.7      66.3      64.1    +2.2
NOV       65.0/-2.3      40.5/-1.8      52.7      54.8    -2.1  
DEC       62.5/+4.3      40.6/+5.3      51.5      46.7    +4.8        
ANNUAL    75.1/-0.4      53.6/+1.2      64.4      63.9    +0.5

AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD 2013 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL...

          AVG HIGH/DEP   AVG LOW/DEP   AVG TEMP   NORM  DEPARTURE
JAN 2013  65.4/+7.5      39.4/+6.6     52.4       45.4    +7.0
FEB       59.8/-2.5      35.5/-0.4     47.6       49.1    -1.5
MAR       63.8/-6.1      37.9/-4.1     50.8       55.9    -5.1
APR       76.2/-1.1      48.5/+0.4     62.4       62.7    -0.3
MAY       81.0/-4.0      55.8/-1.5     68.4       71.1    -2.7
JUN       88.2/-2.8      67.4/+1.2     77.8       78.6    -0.8
JUL       87.9/-5.5      71.0/+1.2     79.5       81.6    -2.1
AUG       87.7/-4.1      68.6/-0.7     78.2       80.5    -2.3
SEP       87.2/+0.5      61.8/-0.8     74.5       74.6    -0.1
OCT       78.4/+0.7      51.9/+0.9     65.2       64.4    +0.8
NOV       65.9/-3.2      38.7/-2.7     52.3       55.2    -2.9
DEC       62.5/+2.5      38.0/+3.5     50.3       47.2    +3.1
ANNUAL    75.3/-1.6      51.2/+0.2     63.3       63.9    -0.6


COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT 2013 MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

               TOTAL   NORMAL   DEPARTURE  
              (INCHES)
JAN 2013       1.21     3.58    -2.37
FEB            5.51     3.61    +1.90
MAR            3.65     3.73    -0.08
APR            4.63     2.62    +2.01
MAY            3.62     2.97    +0.65
JUN            6.17     4.69    +1.48
JUL           11.21     5.46    +5.75
AUG            7.51     5.26    +2.25
SEP            2.04     3.54    -1.50    
OCT            1.98     3.17    -1.19
NOV            2.06     2.74    -0.68
DEC            5.88     3.22    +2.66
ANNUAL        55.47    44.59   +10.88   


AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD 2013 MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

               TOTAL   NORMAL   DEPARTURE  
              (INCHES)  
JAN 2013       0.60     3.91     -3.31
FEB            9.40     3.92     +5.48
MAR            3.11     4.18     -1.07
APR            4.23     2.84     +1.39
MAY            2.26     2.65     -0.39
JUN           10.83     4.72     +6.11
JUL            9.05     4.33     +4.72
AUG            5.84     4.32     +1.52
SEP            1.12     3.22     -2.10
OCT            0.36     3.27     -2.91
NOV            1.82     2.82     -1.00
DEC            6.90     3.39     +3.51
ANNUAL        55.54    43.57    +11.97


THE OUTLOOK FOR JANUARY...

THE FORECAST CALLS FOR EQUAL CHANCES OF ABOVE...BELOW OR NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH. THIS MEANS THERE IS NO
CLEAR CLIMATE SIGNAL THAT TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE
ABOVE...BELOW OR NEAR NORMAL.  

THE 3-MONTH OUTLOOK FOR THE WINTER (JAN/FEB/MAR)...

THE FORECAST CALLS FOR A 33 TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF ABOVE NORMAL  
TEMPERATURE...AND A 33 TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF BELOW NORMAL
PRECIPITATION...FOR THE 3-MONTH PERIOD.

ENSO (EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION)...
ENSO NEUTRAL CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE EQUATORIAL PACIFIC
OCEAN. ENSO NEUTRAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SUMMER 2014.

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 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 .