* 4TH WARMEST JUNE ON RECORD AT COLUMBIA  
* 8TH WETTEST JUNE ON RECORD AT COLUMBIA  
* 11 STRAIGHT DAYS OF 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER AT BAMBERG  
* 3 FLASH FLOOD EVENTS ALONG ROCKY BRANCH CREEK  
* ON THE 3RD MINOR FLOOD EVENT ALONG STEVENS CREEK AT MODOC  
* SEVERAL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES EITHER TIED OR BROKEN  
  
THE MONTH OF JUNE BROUGHT THE FIRST HEAT WAVE OF THE SUMMER TO THE   
MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA. THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH   
WAS EXTREMELY WET FOR SOME AREAS AS A TROUGH LINGERED ACROSS THE   
EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTRY WITH RIDGING ACROSS THE WEST. DURING   
THE MIDDLE AND END OF THE MONTH THE RIDGE BUILT EASTWARD AND   
TEMPERATURES CLIMBED INTO TRIPLE DIGITS AT MANY LOCATIONS FOR   
SEVERAL DAYS. DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH...THUNDERSTORMS   
PRODUCED LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT PRODUCED FLOODING ALONG ROCKY   
BRANCH CREEK IN DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA. FLOODING ALSO OCCURRED ALONG   
STEVENS CREEK AT MODOC.   
  
THE HEAT WAVE PRODUCED 6 DAYS OF 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER FOR MAXIMUM   
TEMPERATURES AT COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT. FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE THIS   
TIED THE SECOND MOST DAYS WITH 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER.   
  
HERE ARE THE JUNE/YEARS THAT HAD THE MOST DAYS OF 100 DEGREES OR   
HIGHER AT COLUMBIA:  
  
JUNE 1952...10 DAYS  
JUNE 2015...6  DAYS*   
JUNE 1956...6  DAYS   
JUNE 2010...5  DAYS   
JUNE 1998...5  DAYS   
JUNE 1954...5  DAYS   
JUNE 1950...5  DAYS   
JUNE 1899...5  DAYS  
   
  
PRECIPITATION VARIED GREATLY ACROSS THE MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL   
SAVANNAH RIVER AREA. RAINFALL RANGED FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE   
AREA. THE MOST RAIN FELL FROM THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CSRA   
NORTHEAST INTO THE COLUMBIA METRO AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THIS   
AREA AVERAGED 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH SOME MUCH HIGHER LOCAL AMOUNTS. THE   
LEAST AMOUNT OF RAIN FELL ACROSS BAMBERG...ORANGEBURG AND CLARENDON   
COUNTIES. SOME AREAS HERE ONLY RECEIVED BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF   
RAINFALL.   
   
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT AUGUSTA REGIONAL BUSH FIELD WAS 80.6   
DEGREES OR 2.0 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 78.6 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE   
TEMPERATURE AT COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT WAS 82.6 DEGREES OR 3.5   
DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 79.1 DEGREES. AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD    
RECEIVED 3.50 INCHES OF RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH. COLUMBIA METRO   
AIRPORT RECEIVED 8.79 INCHES OF RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH. IT WAS THE   
8TH WETTEST JUNE ON RECORD.   
   
  
HERE ARE THE TOP 10 WARMEST AVERAGE JUNE TEMPERATURES ON RECORD:  
  
1. 83.7 DEGREES SET IN 2010  
1. 83.7 DEGREES SET IN 1952  
3. 83.3 DEGREES SET IN 2011  
4. 82.6 DEGREES SET IN 2015*  
5. 82.3 DEGREES SET IN 1998  
5. 82.3 DEGREES SET IN 1943  
7. 82.0 DEGREES SET IN 2014  
7. 82.0 DEGREES SET IN 1986  
9. 81.9 DEGREES SET IN 1944  
9. 81.9 DEGREES SET IN 1939  
  
HERE ARE THE TOP 10 WETTEST JUNE AMOUNTS ON RECORD:  
  
1. 14.81 INCHES SET IN 1973   
2. 11.67 INCHES SET IN 1976   
3. 11.10 INCHES SET IN 1994   
4. 10.74 INCHES SET IN 1995  
5. 10.36 INCHES SET IN 2004  
6.  9.97 INCHES SET IN 1903  
7.  9.94 INCHES SET IN 1941   
8.  8.79 INCHES SET IN 2015*   
9.  8.66 INCHES SET IN 1906   
10. 8.53 INCHES SET IN 1893               
  
HERE ARE THE 11 STRAIGHT DAYS OF 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER AT THE NWS   
COOP SITE AT BAMBERG:  
  
15TH...101  
16TH...103  
17TH...104  
18TH...102  
19TH...101  
20TH...101  
21ST...100  
22ND...101  
23RD...103  
24TH...101  
25TH...100  
                              
                   
HERE ARE SOME OF THE LOWEST COCORAHS RAINFALL REPORTS FOR JUNE:   
...COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RAIN HAIL AND SNOW   
NETWORK......WWW.COCORAHS.ORG  
  
SC-CD-1  SUMMERTON 8.4 SE.......1.17 INCHES  
SC-OR-25 COPE 4/1 NE............1.25 INCHES  
SC-OR-9  ORANGEBURG 0.3 ENE.....1.47 INCHES  
SC-RC-5  IRMO 4.2 NNW...........1.63 INCHES  
SC-RC-4  IRMO 3.3 NW............1.87 INCHES  
  
HERE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHEST COCORAHS RAINFALL REPORTS FOR JUNE:  
  
SC-LX-98 WEST COLUMBIA 5.9 WSW..15.42 INCHES  
SC-LX-54 WEST COLUMBIA 6.5 WSW..13.59 INCHES  
SC-LX-26 LEXINGTON 3.4 SSE......11.89 INCHES  
SC-LX-57 WEST COLUMBIA 1.2 ESE..11.20 INCHES  
SC-LX-97 LEXINGTON 5.8 E.........9.50 INCHES  
GA-CU-3  EVANS 2.1 NNW...........8.22 INCHES  
GA-CU-6  MARTINEZ 0.9 NW.........7.45 INCHES  
  
HERE ARE SOME OF THE LOWEST NWS COOP OBSERVER REPORTS FOR JUNE:  
  
WATS1 WATEREE DAM.................1.75 INCHES  
BAMS1 BAMBERG.....................1.89 INCHES  
NWYS1 NEWBERRY WKDK...............2.06 INCHES  
HHLS1 HOLLY HILL 1 SW.............2.21 INCHES  
SAHS1 SANDHILL RESEARCH CTR.......2.27 INCHES  
  
HERE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHEST NWS COOP OBSERVER REPORTS FOR JUNE:  
  
USCS1 COLUMBIA UNIV OF SOUTH CAROLINA...9.11 INCHES  
MCCS1 MCCORMICK.........................7.64 INCHES  
CHDS1 CLARKS HILL.......................6.81 INCHES  
CTFS1 CHESTERFIELD 3 E..................5.69 INCHES  
SADS1 SALUDA WATER PLANT................5.17 INCHES  
  
HERE ARE THE HIGHEST RCWINDS (RICHLAND COUNTY MESONET) REPORTS:  
  
MLK PARK...........................7.36 INCHES  
GILLS CREEK........................6.61 INCHES  
FT. JACKSON........................6.61 INCHES  
WILLIAMS BRICE STADIUM.............6.38 INCHES  
  
HIGHEST WIND GUSTS AT EACH ASOS LOCATION DURING THE MONTH:  
  
COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT (CAE).........55 MPH ON THE 30TH   
ORANGEBURG COUNTY AIRPORT (OGB)......49 MPH ON THE 30TH   
AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD (AGS).............48 MPH ON THE 30TH   
COLUMBIA HAMILTON OWENS FIELD (CUB)..46 MPH ON THE 30TH  
AUGUSTA DANIEL FIELD (DNL)...........34 MPH ON THE 27TH  
  
HIGHEST WIND GUSTS AT EACH LAKE OBSERVING SITE DURING THE MONTH:  
  
CLARKS HILL LAKE THURMOND DAM (CHDS1)...52 MPH ON THE 30TH   
RCWINDS MESONET LAKE MURRAY DAM.........44 MPH ON THE 30TH  
LAKE MURRAY FLOTILLA ISLAND (LMFS1).....38 MPH ON THE 30TH  
LAKE MURRAY TOWERS (IRMS1/USGS).........34 MPH ON THE 30TH  
LAKE WATEREE DAM (WATS1)................33 MPH ON THE 26TH  
  
WATER TEMPERATURE AT THE LAKE MURRAY TOWERS (DEPTH APPROX. 6 FEET):   
WARMEST...90.4 DEGREES ON THE 24TH   
COOLEST...74.5 DEGREES ON THE 4TH   
  
HIGHEST WIND GUSTS RC WINDS (RICHLAND COUNTY MESONET):  
  
WILLIAMS BRICE STADIUM (NEAR THE TOP)...80 MPH ON THE 30TH  
HAMILTON OWENS FIELD....................54 MPH ON THE 30TH  
GARNERS FERRY...........................53 MPH ON THE 30TH  
UTILITIES-IRMO..........................40 MPH ON THE 27TH  
ELDERS POND.............................36 MPH ON THE 30TH  
  
   
   
RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH AT JUNE:   
  
AUGUSTA...  
JUNE 16TH...TIED THE RECORD OF 100 DEGREES SET IN 1920  
JUNE 22ND...TIED THE RECORD OF 101 DEGREES SET IN 1925  
  
COLUMBIA...   
JUNE 16TH...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 101 DEGREES BREAKING THE   
PREVIOUS RECORD OF 100 DEGREES SET IN 1943.  
JUNE 17TH...TIED THE RECORD OF 101 DEGREES SET IN 1944 JUNE   
18TH...MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 78 DEGREES BREAKING THE PREVIOUS HIGHEST   
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 76 DEGREES SET IN 1944.  
  
EVENTS FOR JUNE 2015:  
  
THERE WERE SEVERAL EVENTS DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE WITH ISOLATED TO   
SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCE HAIL AROUND ONE INCH AND   
DAMAGING WINDS THAT DOWNED LIMBS...TREES AND POWERLINES.   
  
LISTED BELOW ARE A COUPLE OF THE MORE DAMAGING EVENTS...  
  
JUNE 2ND-3RD...SCATTERED STORMS WITH A FEW BEING SEVERE PRODUCED   
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE MIDLANDS AND CSRA. RAINFALL   
AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES WERE REPORTED AT CAYCE...CLARKS   
HILL...MONETTA...LEXINGTON AND EVANS GA. THIS RAINFALL PRODUCED 3   
FLOODING EVENTS ALONG ROCKY BRANCH CREEK IN COLUMBIA. FLOOD STAGE IS   
7.2 FEET. THE FIRST OCCURRED AT 1015 PM ON THE 2ND WHEN THE CREEK   
CRESTED AT 8.13 FEET. THE SECOND OCCURRED AT 1 AM ON THE 3RD WHEN   
THE CREEK CRESTED AT 8.46 FEET AND THE THIRD OCCURRED AT 315 AM ON   
THE 3RD WHEN THE CREEK CRESTED AT 11.28 FEET. AT MARTIN LUTHER KING   
PARK NEAR 5 POINTS 3.35 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AND AT THE USGS RAIN   
GAGE NEAR GERVAIS STREET AND HARDEN 3.54 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN JUST   
A FEW HOURS PRODUCING THE FLOODING ALONG THE CREEK. THE HEAVY   
RAINFALL BROUGHT STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS IN THE TOWN OF NEWBERRY   
AND GILBERT ALONG WITH PORTIONS OF COLUMBIA.   
  
THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED ALONG STEVENS CREEK AT MODOC HAPPENED ON   
THE EVENING OF THE 3RD AT 715 PM WHEN THE CREEK CRESTED AT 20.4   
FEET. FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.   
  
JUNE 9TH...SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED LARGE HAIL AND   
DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE CSRA AND PEE DEE. HAIL UP TO 1 INCH ALONG   
WITH A HOUSE THAT CAUGHT FIRE FROM A LIGHTNING STRIKE IN AIKEN. IN   
THE CSRA...TREES AND POWERLINES WERE DOWNED. IN RICHMOND COUNTY A   
TREE FELL DOWN ON A VEHICLE INJURING A PASSENGER.   
  
JUNE 24TH...SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED STRONG DAMAGING   
WINDS THAT SEVERELY DAMAGED A FEW BARNS AT A TURKEY FARM IN FAIRFIELD   
COUNTY.   
  
JUNE 30TH...SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVED ACROSS THE MIDLANDS   
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. STRONG WINDS DOWNED SEVERAL TREES AND   
POWERLINES ACROSS THE MIDLANDS. A TREE FELL ON A HOUSE ALONG WITH   
TWO VEHICLES IN LEXINGTON COUNTY. A WIND GUST OF 80 MPH WAS RECORDED   
AT THE RCWINDS SITE AT WILLIAMS BRICE STADIUM. A WIND GUST OF 54 MPH   
WAS RECORDED AT THE RCWINDS SITE AT HAMILTON OWENS FIELD.   
  
YEAR TO DATE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS...  
  
COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT 2014/2015 MONTHLY AVERAGE   
TEMPERATURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL...  
  
          AVG HIGH/DEP   AVG LOW/DEP   AVG TEMP   NORM  DEPARTURE   
JAN 2014  52.4/-3.6      28.1/-5.6      40.3      44.8    -4.5   
FEB       60.3/ 0.0      37.4/+0.6      48.9      48.5    +0.4  
MAR       65.2/-3.0      39.1/-3.9      52.2      55.6    -3.4  
APR       78.3/+2.0      52.8/+2.4      65.6      63.4    +2.2   
MAY       86.4/+2.6      62.2/+2.7      74.3      71.7    +2.6  
JUN       92.4/+2.4      71.6/+3.4      82.0      79.1    +2.9  
JUL       92.7/ 0.0      73.4/+1.8      83.0      82.2    +0.8  
AUG       92.2/+1.5      71.7/+0.7      82.0      80.8    +1.2   
SEP       84.9/-0.3      68.4/+4.2      76.7      74.7    +2.0   
OCT       79.9/+3.8      53.6/+1.5      66.8      64.1    +2.7   
NOV       63.1/-4.2      38.0/-4.3      50.5      54.8    -4.3  
DEC       61.0/+2.8      39.1/+3.8      50.0      46.7    +3.3  
ANNUAL    74.2/-1.3      51.3/-1.1      62.7      63.9    -1.2  
  
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    
  
AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD 2014/2015 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND   
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL...  
  
          AVG HIGH/DEP   AVG LOW/DEP   AVG TEMP   NORM  DEPARTURE   
JAN 2014  52.7/-5.2      26.3/-6.5     39.5       45.4    -5.9   
FEB       61.9/-2.5      34.9/ 0.0     48.4       49.1    -0.7   
MAR       66.1/-3.8      37.6/-4.4     51.9       55.9    -4.0  
APR       77.3/ 0.0      49.1/+1.0     63.2       62.7    +0.5  
MAY       85.3/+0.3      58.0/+0.7     71.6       71.7    +0.5  
JUN       90.7/-0.3      67.2/+1.0     78.9       78.6    +0.3   
JUL       92.2/-1.2      68.4/-1.4     80.3       81.6    -1.3  
AUG       91.7/-0.1      67.6/-1.7     79.7       80.5    -0.8  
SEP       84.9/-1.8      66.6/+4.0     75.7       74.6    +1.1    
OCT       81.4/+3.7      49.3/-1.7     65.3       64.4    +0.9   
NOV       64.2/-4.9      34.2/-7.2     49.2       55.2    -6.0   
DEC       62.3/+2.3      37.4/+2.9     49.8       47.2    +2.6   
ANNUAL    74.5/-2.4      48.1/-2.9     61.3       63.9    -2.6   
  
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  
  
COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT 2014/2015 MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...  
  
               TOTAL   NORMAL   DEPARTURE    
              (INCHES)   
JAN 2014       3.40     3.58    -0.18  
FEB            2.92     3.61    -0.69  
MAR            3.93     3.73    +0.20  
APR            2.99     2.62    +0.37  
MAY            5.72     2.97    +2.75  
JUN            1.41     4.69    -3.28  
JUL            2.83     5.46    -2.63  
AUG            4.88     5.26    -0.38  
SEP            2.81     3.54    -0.73  
OCT            3.05     3.17    -0.12  
NOV            4.37     2.74    +1.63  
DEC            3.90     3.22    +0.68  
ANNUAL        40.80    44.59    -3.79  
  
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    
  
AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD 2014/2015 MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...  
  
               TOTAL   NORMAL   DEPARTURE    
              (INCHES)    
JAN 2014       2.48     3.91     -1.43   
FEB            3.73     3.92     -0.19   
MAR            2.56     4.18     -1.62  
APR            4.59     2.84     +1.75  
MAY            5.50     2.65     +2.85  
JUN            2.27     4.72     -2.45  
JUL            5.53     4.33     +1.20  
AUG            1.76     4.32     -2.56  
SEP            2.26     3.22     -0.96  
OCT            0.61     3.27     -2.66  
NOV            3.19     2.82     +0.37   
DEC            4.21     3.39     +0.82  
ANNUAL        36.42    43.57     -7.15    
  
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  
  
THE OUTLOOK FOR JULY...  
  
THE FORECAST CALLS FOR A 33 TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF ABOVE NORMAL   
TEMPERATURES AND EQUAL CHANCES OF ABOVE...BELOW AND NORMAL   
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE MONTH.  
     
  
THE 3-MONTH OUTLOOK FOR SUMMER (JULY/AUGUST/SEPTEMBER)...  
  
THE FORECAST CALLS FOR A 33 TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF ABOVE NORMAL   
TEMPERATURES AND A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION   
THROUGH THE 3 MONTH PERIOD.  
  
ENSO (EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION)...   
EL NINO ADVISORY CONTINUES  
  
EL NINO CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN   
PACIFIC. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 90 PERCENT CHANCE THAT EL NINO   
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE FALL. THERE   
IS AN 85 PERCENT CHANCE EL NINO CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE   
2015-2016 WINTER.   
   
DURING MAY...SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES INCREASED ACROSS THE   
CENTRAL AND EASTERN EQUATORIAL PACIFIC. ACROSS THE CONTINUOUS UNITED   
STATES...TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH EL   
NINO ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MINIMAL DURING THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE   
SUMMER AND INCREASE INTO THE LATE FALL AND WINTER. EL NINO WILL   
LIKELY BE A CONTRIBUTOR TO A BELOW NORMAL ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON.   
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 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