Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

Central South Carolina and east-central Georgia have experienced a wide variety of weather phenomena throughout recorded climatological history including snow and ice storms, extreme heat, bitter cold, severe thunderstorms, devastating tornadoes, flooding, and hurricanes. This calendar does not include every major weather event, but does highlight some of the most memorable ones. Columbia, SC and Augusta, GA have extensive climate records dating back to 1887 and 1874, respectively. Data from many other sources was also used in the creation of this calendar including national storm databases, cooperative weather observers, CoCoRaHS rainfall totals, SC State Climate Office and local storm reports.

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