August 2013 Climate Summary

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
234 PM EDT SEP 2 2013

...9TH COOLEST AUGUST ON RECORD AT AUGUSTA...
...ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA...
...TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL FOR THE MONTH...
...MULTIPLE FLOODING EVENTS INCLUDING FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER 
FLOODING...
...COLD SEASON TYPE WEDGE KEPT TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND 70S IN 
MID AUGUST...

...3RD WETTEST SUMMER ON RECORD AT AUGUSTA...
...6TH WETTEST SUMMER ON RECORD AT COLUMBIA...
...TIED FOR THE 11TH COOLEST SUMMER ON RECORD AT AUGUSTA...
...CENTURY MARKED NEVER REACHED AT BOTH AUGUSTA AND COLUMBIA...


THE PERIOD OF ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL THAT BEGAN IN DECEMBER 2012 HAS 
CONTINUED THROUGH THE SUMMER OF 2013 ACROSS THE MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL 
SAVANNAH RIVER AREA. ALTHOUGH THE RAINFALL AT AUGUSTA AND COLUMBIA 
FOR AUGUST DID NOT MAKE IT INTO THE TOP 10 WETTEST ON RECORD...IT 
STILL REMAINED VERY WET ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. SEVERAL COCORAHS 
OBSERVERS REPORTED OVER 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH AND 
SEVERAL NWS COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVERS REPORTED OVER 8 INCHES OF 
RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH. ANOTHER UNUSUAL EVENT FOR THE MONTH WAS THE 
COOL PERIOD FROM AUGUST 15TH THROUGH THE 17TH. A WEDGE OF COOL 
AIR...MUCH LIKE WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE COLD SEASON...DEVELOPED 
ACROSS THE REGION. WITH COOL HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE CAROLINAS 
AND RAINFALL EACH DAY...TEMPERATURES ONLY CLIMBED INTO THE MIDDLE 
60S TO MIDDLE 70S EACH DAY. NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THE MIDDLE 
OF AUGUST ARE IN THE LOWER 90S. SEVERAL RECORD LOW HIGH TEMPERATURES 
WERE SET DURING THE PERIOD AT BOTH COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA. THE PERIODS 
OF HEAVY RAINFALL WERE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR 2 FLASH FLOOD EVENTS 
ALONG ROCKY BRANCH CREEK IN COLUMBIA. RIVER FLOODING ALSO OCCURRED 
ALONG THE CONGAREE RIVER...SALUDA RIVER...NORTH FORK OF THE EDISTO 
RIVER AND STEVENS CREEK. 

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT AUGUSTA REGIONAL BUSH FIELD WAS 78.5 
DEGREES OR 2.3 DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 80.5 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE 
TEMPERATURE AT COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT WAS 79.3 DEGREES OR 1.5 
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 80.8 DEGREES.   

PRECIPITATION WAS ABOVE NORMAL AT BOTH AUGUSTA AND COLUMBIA FOR THE 
MONTH. RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA AVERAGED BETWEEN 3 AND 8 INCHES. 

HERE ARE SOME RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM OTHER OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE SITES:

ORANGEBURG COUNTY AIRPORT (KOGB)...9.57 INCHES OR 4.29 INCHES ABOVE 
NORMAL
DANIEL FIELD AUGUSTA...(KDNL).....9.04 INCHES OR 4.12 INCHES ABOVE 
NORMAL
HAMILTON OWENS AIRPORT...(KCUB)....7.99 INCHES OR 3.05 INCHES ABOVE 
NORMAL 

HERE ARE SOME OF RAINFALL TOTALS FROM OUR COCORAHS AND NWS COOP 
OBSERVERS:

COCORAHS:

SC-MC-5  (MCCORMICK 2.3 W).....13.71 INCHES
SC-NW-2  (POMARIA 5.0 NW)......12.58 INCHES
SC-OR-14 (CORDOVA 3.2 SSE).....12.54 INCHES
SC-LX-44 (GASTON 3.8 W)........11.44 INCHES
SC-BW-3  (BARNWELL 1.2 WSW)....10.81 INCHES
SC-BW-2  (BARNWELL 3.1 W)......10.47 INCHES
SC-LX-39 (GILBERT 1.2 SSW).....10.36 INCHES
SC-AK-52 (JACKSON 0.8 NNE).....10.32 INCHES
SC-ED-5  (EDGEFIELD 10.5 N)....10.20 INCHES
SC-AK-49 (BURNETTOWN 1.4 NW)....9.99 INCHES


NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS:

CHESTERFIELD 3E (CTFS1)........12.28 INCHES
WINNSBORO (WNBS1).............. 9.51 INCHES
COLUMBIA UNIV. OF SC (USCS1)....8.54 INCHES
LAKE GREENWOOD (CHDS1)..........8.11 INCHES
PELION 4NW (PLNS1)..............8.10 INCHES


EVENTS DURING AUGUST:

ON THE 6TH...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON PRODUCED 
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN THE COLUMBIA METRO AREA. THE HEAVY RAINFALL 
PRODUCED MINOR FLOODING ALONG ROCKY BRANCH CREEK. THE CREEK CRESTED 
AT PICKENS STREET AT 7.67 FEET AT 2 PM AND CRESTED AT WHALEY STREET 
AT 7.55 FEET AT 215 PM. FLOOD STAGE AT BOTH LOCATIONS IS 7.2 FEET.

HERE ARE SOME RAINFALL TOTALS FROM THE COLUMBIA AREA:

ELDERS POND (RICHLAND CO. MESONET)........2.92 INCHES
JACKSON CREEK (RICHLAND CO. MESONET)......2.71 INCHES
GADSDEN (RICHLAND CO. MESONET)............2.61 INCHES
GILLS CREEK (RICHLAND CO. MESONET)........2.60 INCHES
HAMILTON-OWENS FIELD COLUMBIA (CUB).......1.55 INCHES
USC TIPPING BUCKET GAGE (UCSS1)...........1.34 INCHES 


ON THE 19TH...EARLY MORNING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED 
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER 
AREA. IN COLUMBIA COUNTY GEORGIA...2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL 
PRODUCING FLOODING IN THE CRAWFORD CREEK SUBDIVISION. IN 
COLUMBIA...THE HEAVY RAIN PRODUCED MINOR FLOODING ALONG ROCKY BRANCH 
CREEK. THE CREEK CRESTED AT PICKENS STREET AT 7.63 FEET AT 515 AM 
AND CRESTED AT WHALEY STREET AT 7.98 FEET AT 530 AM. FLOOD STAGE AT 
BOTH LOCATIONS IS 7.2 FEET. 

HERE ARE SOME RAINFALL TOTALS FROM THE AUGUSTA AND COLUMBIA AREAS:

COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT (CAE)..............4.38 INCHES
USC TIPPING BUCKET GAGE (UCSS1)...........4.30 INCHES
AUGUSTA 11TH STREET LARC (AGUG1)..........3.06 INCHES
DANIEL FIELD AUGUSTA (DNL)................2.37 INCHES
SPIRIT CREEK (RICHMOND CO. USGS/SPTG1.....2.36 INCHES
KIOKEE CREEK (COLUMBIA CO. USGS/EVNG1.....1.73 INCHES


ON THE 19TH AND 20TH...THE BARNWELL COUNTY EM REPORTED...ON THE 
19TH...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED AREAS OF FLOODING IN THE 
TOWN OF BARNWELL. TWO COCORAHS OBSERVERS REPORTED VERY HEAVY 
RAINFALL. 

SC-BW-3  (BARNWELL 1/2 WSW)...............5.52 INCHES
SC-BW-2  (BARNWELL 3.1 W).................4.75 INCHES

THE ORANGEBURG COUNTY EM REPORTED...ON THE 20TH...SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED AREAS OF FLOODING ACROSS THE COUNTY. THE 
HARDEST HIT AREAS WERE IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF ORANGEBURG AND THE 
TOWN OF CAMERON. NUMEROUS ROADS WERE REPORTED TO BE CLOSED. AN 
APARTMENT BUILDING HAD UP TO 2 FEET OF WATER ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND 
20 PEOPLE HAD TO BE RELOCATED FOR THE NIGHT. FLOODING ALSO OCCURRED 
AND DAMAGED A SCHOOL WHICH WAS THEN CLOSED FOR ONE WEEK. 

HERE ARE SOME RAINFALL REPORTS FROM ORANGEBURG COUNTY:

SC-OR-14 (CORDOVA 3.2 SSE)................3.46 INCHES
ORANGEBURG COUNTY AIRPORT (OGB)...........2.51 INCHES
SC-OR-9  (ORANGEBURG 0.3 ENE).............2.23 INCHES


ON THE 22ND...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED STRONG DAMAGING 
WINDS THAT BROUGHT DOWN TREES IN BARNWELL...ORANGEBURG AND SUMTER 
COUNTIES. 


THERE WERE A FEW RIVER FLOODING EVENTS ON AREA RIVERS. THE FLOODING 
WAS DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE STATE AND AT TIMES ENHANCED 
BY RELEASES FROM AREA RESERVOIRS. 

SALUDA RIVER AT CHAPPELLS (CHAS1) FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FT...
THE EVENT THAT OCCURRED ON THE 10TH WAS A MINOR FLOOD EVENT ALONG 
THE SALUDA RIVER. FLOODING BEGAN AROUND 1 AM ON THE 10TH...CRESTED 
AT 14.39 INCHES AROUND 4 AM ON THE 10TH AND ENDED AROUND 5 AM ON THE 
10TH. 

STEVENS CREEK AT MODOC (MODS1) FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FT...
THE EVENT THAT OCCURRED ON THE 18TH AND 19TH WAS DUE TO EXTREMELY 
HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE BASIN. THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WAS VERY 
CLOSE TO REACHING THE MODERATE FLOODING LEVEL ALONG THE CREEK.

HERE ARE A FEW REPORTS:

SC-MC-4  (MODOC 1.0 NNE)..................6.60 INCHES
SC-MC-5  (MCCORMICK 2.3 W)................3.30 INCHES
SC-MC-2  (TRENTON 6.3 SSW)................3.04 INCHES

FLOODING BEGAN AROUND 2 AM ON THE 19TH...CRESTED AT 28.6 AT 530 PM 
ON THE 19TH AND ENDED AROUND 145 PM ON THE 20TH.

CONGAREE RIVER AT COLUMBIA (COLS1) FLOOD ADVISORY STAGE IS 10.0 FT...
HEAVY RAINFALL DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH PRODUCED RISES ALONG 
THE CONGAREE RIVER FROM THE 19TH THROUGH THE 23RD. THE FLOODING THAT 
OCCURRED AT THE GERVAIS STREET GAGE WAS MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE 
WEST COLUMBIA AND CAYCE RIVERWALK AS THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE 10 FEET. 

CONGAREE RIVER AT CAROLINA EASTMAN (CEAS1) FLOOD STAGE IS 115.0 FT...
HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE SALUDA AND BROAD RIVER BASINS COMBINED WITH 
RELEASES FROM AREA RESERVOIRS PRODUCED FLOODING ALONG THE CONGAREE 
RIVER AT CAROLINA EASTMAN. THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED WAS MINOR. 
FLOODING BEGAN AROUND 230 AM ON THE 20TH...CRESTED AT 117.9 FEET 
AROUND 9 PM ON THE 20TH AND ENDED AROUND 930 AM ON THE 23RD. 



HIGHEST TEMPERATURES AT EACH STATION FOR THE MONTH:

HAMILTON-OWENS FIELD COLUMBIA.....97 DEGREES ON THE 11TH AND 12TH
COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT............96 DEGREES ON THE 12TH, 13TH AND 
29TH
AUGUSTA REGIONAL BUSH FIELD.......95 DEGREES ON THE 12TH AND 29TH
ORANGEBURG COUNTY AIRPORT.........95 DEGREES ON THE 29TH
DANIEL FIELD AUGUSTA..............94 DEGREES ON THE 12TH AND 29TH

LOWEST TEMPERATURES AT EACH STATION FOR THE MONTH:

AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD................56 DEGREES ON THE 27TH
COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT............56 DEGREES ON THE 26TH
DANIEL FIELD AUGUSTA..............61 DEGREES ON THE 26TH
HAMILTON-OWENS FIELD COLUMBIA.....61 DEGREES ON THE 26TH
ORANGEBURG COUNTY AIRPORT.........62 DEGREES ON THE 15TH

BELOW ARE THE HIGHEST RECORDED WIND GUSTS DURING THE MONTH: 

AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD (AGS).................41 MPH ON THE 1ST
AUGUSTA DANIEL FIELD (DNL)...............37 MPH ON THE 9TH
HAMILTON OWENS FIELD COLUMBIA (CUB)......36 MPH ON THE 29TH
COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT (CAE).............32 MPH ON THE 29TH
ORANGEBURG COUNTY AIRPORT (OGB)..........24 MPH ON THE 13TH AND 15TH



RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH AT COLUMBIA: 

TIED RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE ON THE 15TH...TEMPERATURE 74 
DEGREES AND OTHER YEAR WAS 1964.

RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE ON THE 16TH...TEMPERATURE 70 DEGREES
AND PREVIOUS RECORD 71 DEGREES SET IN 1964.

RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE ON THE 17TH...TEMPERATURE 71 DEGREES
AND PREVIOUS RECORD 76 DEGREES SET IN 1981


RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH AT AUGUSTA: 

RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE ON THE 15TH...TEMPERATURE 72 DEGREES 
AND PREVIOUS RECORD 78 DEGREES SET IN 2004 AND 1947.

RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE ON THE 16TH...TEMPERATURE 68 DEGREES
AND PREVIOUS RECORD 74 DEGREES SET IN 1979.

RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE ON THE 17TH...TEMPERATURE 71 DEGREES
AND PREVIOUS RECORD 73 DEGREES SET IN 1961

RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE ON THE 27TH...TEMPERATURE 56 DEGREES AND 
PREVIOUS RECORD 58 DEGREES SET IN 1944.



YEAR TO DATE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS...

COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT 2012 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES 
AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL...

          AVG HIGH/DEP   AVG LOW/DEP   AVG TEMP   NORM  DEPARTURE 
JAN 2012  61.8/+5.8      36.9/+3.2      49.4      44.8    +4.6 
FEB       64.1/+3.8      40.3/+3.5      52.2      48.5    +3.7 
MAR       77.7/+9.5      53.2/+10.2     65.4      55.6    +9.8 
APR       79.3/+3.0      54.7/+4.3      67.0      63.4    +3.6 
MAY       85.8/+2.0      64.9/+5.4      75.4      71.7    +3.7
JUN       88.4/-1.6      66.6/-1.6      77.5      79.1    -1.6
JUL       95.8/+3.1      74.2/+2.6      85.0      82.2    +2.8
AUG       89.5/-1.2      71.3/+0.3      80.4      80.8    -0.4 
SEP       85.9/+0.7      65.1/+0.9      75.5      74.7    +0.8 
OCT       76.6/+0.5      53.4/+1.3      65.0      64.1    +0.9      
NOV       65.5/-1.8      42.3/-3.9      52.0      54.8    -2.8
DEC       63.2/+5.0      41.9/+6.6      52.5      46.7    +5.8

2012 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE                66.5      63.9    +2.4 

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     

AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD 2012 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND 
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL...

          AVG HIGH/DEP   AVG LOW/DEP  AVG TEMP    NORM  DEPARTURE
JAN 2012  63.4/+5.5      34.3/+1.5     48.8       45.4    +3.4 
FEB       65.6/+3.3      39.1/+3.2     52.4       49.1    +3.3 
MAR       77.0/+7.1      51.0/+9.0     64.0       55.9    +8.1  
APR       79.4/+2.0      51.3/+3.2     65.4       62.7    +2.7
MAY       86.0/+1.0      61.6/+4.3     73.8       71.1    +2.7
JUN       87.6/-3.4      61.8/-4.4     74.7       78.6    -3.9
JUL       96.0/+2.6      71.5/+1.7     83.7       81.6    +2.1
AUG       88.6/-3.2      69.0/-0.3     78.8       80.5    -1.7 
SEP       85.4/-1.3      62.2/-0.4     73.8       74.9    -0.8 
OCT       77.4/-0.3      52.0/+1.0     64.7       64.4    +0.3    
NOV       65.7/-3.4      41.4/-5.3     50.9       55.2    -4.3
DEC       62.7/+2.7      39.3/+4.8     51.0       47.2    +3.8

2012 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE               65.2       63.9    +1.3

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 


COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT 2012 MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

               TOTAL   NORMAL  DEPARTURE
              (INCHES)
JAN 2012       1.76     3.58    -1.82
FEB            2.46     3.61    -1.15
MAR            2.21     3.73    -1.52
APR            2.28     2.62    -0.34
MAY            4.71     2.97    +1.74
JUN            4.18     4.69    -0.51
JUL            6.96     5.46    +1.50
AUG            9.81     5.26    +4.55
SEP            1.84     3.54    -1.70
OCT            1.42     3.17    -1.75
NOV            1.62     2.74    -1.12
DEC            3.51     3.22    +0.29

2012 TOTAL    42.76    44.59    -1.83

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


AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD 2012 MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

               TOTAL   NORMAL   DEPARTURE  
              (INCHES)  
JAN 2012       1.40     3.91     -2.51 
FEB            1.12     3.92     -2.80
MAR            2.28     4.18     -1.90
APR            1.45     2.84     -1.39
MAY            4.56     2.65     +1.91
JUN            2.48     4.72     -2.24
JUL            1.54     4.33     -2.79
AUG           12.28     4.32     +7.96
SEP            1.84     3.22     -1.38
OCT            1.36     3.27     -1.91
NOV            1.10     2.82     -1.72
DEC            4.67     3.39     +1.28

2012 TOTAL    36.08    43.57     -7.49

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


SUMMER OF 2013 (JUNE...JULY AND AUGUST)...

IT WAS THE 3RD WETTEST SUMMER ON RECORD AT AUGUSTA AND THE 6TH 
WETTEST SUMMER ON RECORD AT COLUMBIA. IT WAS THE WETTEST SUMMER 
ACROSS THE MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA SINCE 2003. MANY 
AREAS ACROSS THE REGION RECEIVED BETWEEN 150 AND 250 PERCENT OF 
NORMAL RAINFALL. IT WAS ALSO TIED FOR THE 11TH COOLEST SUMMER ON 
RECORD AT AUGUSTA. ANOTHER INTERESTING FACT IS THAT THE MERCURY 
NEVER QUITE REACHED THE CENTURY MARK AT ANY OF THE OFFICIAL 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATIONS. THE LAST YEAR THE OCCURRED AT 
AUGUSTA WAS BACK IN 2005 AND AT COLUMBIA BACK IN 2004. THE AVERAGE 
TEMPERATURE AT COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT WAS 79.7 DEGREES OR 1.1 
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 80.8. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT AUGUSTA 
BUSH FIELD WAS 78.5 DEGREES OR 1.8 DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 80.3 
DEGREES. 

HERE ARE THE TOP 5 WETTEST SUMMERS AT AUGUSTA:
1906...28.12 INCHES
1894...26.50 INCHES
2013...25.75 INCHES
1964...24.89 INCHES
1967...24.10 INCHES

HERE ARE THE TOP 6 WETTEST SUMMERS AT COLUMBIA:
1971...29.27 INCHES
1991...28.79 INCHES
1995...25.29 INCHES
1898...25.14 INCHES
1973...24.92 INCHES
2013...24.89 INCHES


THE OUTLOOK FOR SEPTEMBER...

THE FORECAST CALLS FOR EQUAL CHANCES OF ABOVE...BELOW OR NORMAL 
TEMPERATURES FOR SEPTEMBER. THIS MEANS THERE IS NO CLEAR CLIMATE 
SIGNAL THAT TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE...BELOW OR NEAR NORMAL. THERE 
IS A 33 TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR 
AUGUST. THIS MEANS THAT THERE IS A CLIMATE SIGNAL...SUCH AS THE 
PERSISTENT ABOVE NORMAL RECENT RAINFALL...THAT PRECIPITATION MAY BE 
ABOVE NORMAL.   

THE OUTLOOK FOR THE FALL (SEP/OCT/NOV)...
THE FORECAST CALLS FOR EQUAL CHANCES OF ABOVE...BELOW OR NORMAL 
TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD. THIS 
MEANS THERE IS NO CLEAR CLIMATE SIGNAL THAT TEMPERATURES WILL BE 
ABOVE...BELOW OR NEAR NORMAL.


NOTE...
MUCH APPRECIATION GOES OUT TO OUR NWS COOPERATIVE WEATHER 
OBSERVERS...COCORAHS (COMMUNITY...COLLABORATIVE...RAIN...HAIL AND 
SNOW NETWORK) OBSERVERS...SOUTHEAST REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER AND 
LOCAL WEATHER PARTNERS FOR THE DATA THEY PROVIDE THROUGHOUT THE 
YEAR. THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION IS INVALUABLE. 

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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VAUGHAN