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Public Information Statement National Weather Service Columbia SC 330 PM Sun Jul 04 2021 ...Corrected the Temperature/Precipitation Records Tied or Broken section for Augusta... ...Corrected Tropical Depression Danny section for typo... ...Climate Summary for June 2021 for the Midlands of SC and Central Savannah River Area of GA... ...Temperatures Slightly Below Normal at Columbia SC and Augusta GA... ...Precipitation Below Normal at Columbia... ...Precipitation Above Normal at Augusta... ...8th Wettest June on Record at Augusta... ...June 7th Rainfall at Augusta was the 7th highest calendar day rainfall amount since 1871... .Columbia SC Average Temperatures... The average temperature at Columbia Metropolitan Airport for June 2021 was 78.8 degrees or 0.3 degrees below the monthly normal of 79.1 degrees. .Augusta GA Average Temperatures... The average temperature at Augusta Regional Bush Field for June 2021 was 79.0 degrees or 0.7 degrees below the monthly normal of 79.7 degrees. .Columbia Rainfall... Columbia Metro Airport received 3.71 inches of rainfall during June, 1.26 inches below the monthly normal of 4.97 inches. .Augusta Rainfall... Augusta Bush Field received 8.30 inches of rainfall during June, 3.55 inches above the normal monthly value of 4.75 inches. This made June 2021 the 9th wettest June on record at Augusta. Much of this rain came on June 7th, when 4.89 inches of rain fell. This was the 7th highest amount of rain recorded on a calendar day at Augusta since records began in 1871. YEAR TO DATE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATS... COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT 2021 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL... AVG HIGH/DEP AVG LOW/DEP AVG TEMP NORM DEPARTURE Jan 2021 55.5/-1.3 35.8/+1.2 45.6 45.7 -0.1 Feb 58.7/-2.1 38.2/+0.9 48.4 49.1 -0.7 Mar 70.5/+2.2 46.5/+2.9 58.5 55.9 +2.6 Apr 77.2/+0.5 49.6/-1.9 63.4 64.1 -0.7 May 83.5/-0.3 57.0/-3.5 70.3 72.2 -1.9 Jun 88.4/-1.3 69.2/+0.6 78.8 79.1 -0.3 AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD 2021 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL... Jan 2021 59.5/-0.1 36.8/+1.5 48.2 47.4 +0.8 Feb 63.1/-0.4 39.1/+1.0 51.1 50.8 +0.3 Mar 74.3/+3.3 47.0/+2.9 60.6 57.5 +3.1 Apr 79.2/+0.7 47.8/-2.8 63.5 64.6 -1.1 May 85.5/-0.4 55.5/-4.1 70.5 72.7 -2.2 Jun 90.0/-1.3 67.9/-0.2 79.0 79.7 -0.7 COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT 2021 MONTHLY/YEARLY PRECIPITATION... TOTAL NORMAL DEPARTURE (INCHES) Jan 2021 5.32 3.49 +1.83 Feb 6.39 3.39 +3.00 Mar 3.43 3.57 -0.14 Apr 0.80 2.83 -2.03 May 2.64 3.49 -0.85 Jun 3.71 4.97 -1.26 YTD Total 22.29 21.74 +0.55 AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD 2021 MONTHLY/YEARLY PRECIPITATION... TOTAL NORMAL DEPARTURE (INCHES) Jan 2021 4.87 3.84 +1.03 Feb 6.59 3.67 +2.92 Mar 4.70 4.08 +0.62 Apr 1.57 2.92 -1.35 May 2.49 3.05 -0.56 Jun 8.30 4.75 +3.55 YTD Total 28.52 22.31 +6.21 Temperature/Precipitation Records Tied or Broken during the month of June: Augusta...A daily record rainfall amount record for June 7th was set at Augusta, with 4.89 inches of rain. Previous rainfall record for June 7th was 1.93 inches in 1983. This was also the 7th highest daily rainfall amount recorded at Augusta, for any calendar day, since records began in 1871. Columbia...None. Here are some of the highest monthly rainfall totals for June 2021 across the Midlands of SC and CSRA of GA: Saluda Water Plant (COOP).....11.25 inches. Saluda 0.6 NNE (CoCoRaHS).....10.06 in. Irmo 3.2 NE (CoCoRaHS).........9.62 in. McCormick 12.9 E (CoCoRaHS)....9.52 in. Leesville 1.6 NNE (CoCoRaHS)...9.32 in. Here are some of the lowest monthly rainfall totals for June 2021: Wagener 0.5 NE (CoCoRaHS)....3.49 inches. Columbia Metro Apt (ASOS)....3.71 in. Oak Grove 1.4 N (CoCoRaHS)...3.80 in. Wagener 1 SW (COOP)..........4.00 in. Trenton 6.3 SSW (CoCoRaHS)...4.01 in. Significant Weather Events for June 2021... Severe Weather June 12th... Severe thunderstorms downed numerous trees in the town of Whitmire, in Newberry Co SC. Macroburst June 15th... A severe thunderstorm produced wind damage across Calhoun County and wind damage and large hail across SE Orangeburg County on June 15th. A NWS Survey Team inspected the damage and determined that downburst winds, associated with a macroburst, occurred in the area of Lake Marion High School. A severe thunderstorm producing 60 to 80 mph winds, along with nickel to golf ball size hail, moved southeast from Calhoun County into Orangeburg County early Tuesday evening June 15th. The storm downed numerous trees and power lines along its path from near the town of St. Matthews to eastern Orangeburg County. The storm affected the areas near the towns of Cameron, Elloree, Santee, Vance, Holly Hill and Eutawville. The storm crossed I-95 just south of Santee around 645 PM. The storm produced strong damaging winds and large hail between 6 pm and 7 pm. One of the hardest hit areas was between the community of Felderville southeast to the community of Wells, in Orangeburg Co. This includes the area near Lake Marion High School. The storm damaged portions of the roof of the high school and also several of the air conditioning units. The storm also uprooted several trees around the school and damaged the roof of a church across the street. The damage to the air conditioning units was mainly due to hail. The estimated peak winds that occurred with the storm ranged from 80 to 85 mph at the high school. Tropical Depression Claudette June 20th... Claudette strengthened into a Tropical Storm near the Gulf Coast then turned to the ENE and weakened into a Tropical Depression. TD Claudette crossed N GA and the N Midlands of SC on Sunday June 20th, producing locally heavy rain, mainly across northern portions of the CSRA of GA and N Midlands of SC, where 3 to 4 inches of rain fell. Other portions of our northern and central forecast area (FA) received 1 to 3 inches, while southern sections of the FA generally received less than 1 inch. Wind damage was minimal but sub-severe winds did down a few trees. Tropical Depression Danny June 28-29... Danny strengthened into a Tropical Storm offshore SC and moved NW and made landfall just north of Hilton Head Island on June 28th. The cyclone tracked NW and weakened into a Tropical Depression, moving NW across the S Midlands of SC and the CSRA, while continuing to weaken considerably, through the early morning of June 29th but produced no wind damage or flooding across our forecast area. Hydrology/River Stages... No river flooding occurred at any river flood or forecast point. Lake Murray Water Temperatures (near surface) at the intake towers for June: Warmest...83.1 F on the 19th. Coolest...70.3 F on the 2nd. The 3-Month Climate Outlook ...(July/August/September)... The outlook calls for about a 50 percent chance of above normal temperatures with a greater than 33 percent chance of above normal precipitation. ENSO (EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION)... ENSO neutral conditions are currently present and are expected to remain neutral through the Summer. Climate Outlooks and ENSO Discussions courtesy of NOAA Climate Prediction Center...www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov . 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 . $$ DCM