PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT   
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC   
410 PM EDT WED AUG 4 2021    
  
...CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 2021 FOR THE MIDLANDS OF SC AND CENTRAL   
SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GA...  
  
...TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL ACROSS THE MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL   
SAVANNAH RIVER AREA...  
  
...PRECIPITATION NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE MIDLANDS AND   
CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA...  
   
..TROPICAL STORM ELSA AFFECTED THE REGION ON THE 7TH AND 8TH  
  
...TORNADO SPAWNED BY ELSA DURING THE EARLY MORNING OF THE 8TH NEAR   
NEW ZION, SC...   
..TWO FLASH FLOOD EVENTS IN DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA  
   
..SEVERAL SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS DURING THE MONTH  
  
   
COLUMBIA SC AVERAGE TEMPERATURES  
  
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT FOR JULY   
2021 WAS 80.8 DEGREES OR 1.6 DEGREES BELOW THE MONTHLY NORMAL OF   
82.4 DEGREES.   
   
AUGUSTA GA AVERAGE TEMPERATURES  
  
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT AUGUSTA REGIONAL BUSH FIELD FOR JULY 2021   
WAS 81.3 DEGREES OR 1.5 DEGREES BELOW THE MONTHLY NORMAL OF 82.8   
DEGREES.  
   
COLUMBIA RAINFALL  
  
COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT RECEIVED 6.09 INCHES OF RAINFALL DURING   
JULY, 0.74 INCHES ABOVE THE MONTHLY NORMAL OF 5.35 INCHES.  
   
AUGUSTA RAINFALL  
  
AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD RECEIVED 6.54 INCHES OF RAINFALL DURING JULY,   
2.06 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL MONTHLY VALUE OF 4.48 INCHES.   
  
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  
JUL       90.2/-2.5     71.4/-0.6     80.8    82.4    -1.6  
  
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  
JUL       91.9/-2.2     70.7/-0.9     81.3    82.8    -1.5  
  
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  
JUL            6.09     5.35    +0.74  
YTD TOTAL     28.38    27.09    +1.29   
  
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   
JUL            6.54     4.48     +2.06  
YTD TOTAL     35.06    26.79     +8.27    
  
TEMPERATURE/PRECIPITATION RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING   
THE MONTH OF JULY:  
  
AUGUSTA...A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 58 DEGREES WAS SET AT AUGUSTA   
BUSH FIELD ON THE MORNING OF JULY 4TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF   
59 DEGREES SET IN 2010.    
  
COLUMBIA...NONE.    
  
HERE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHEST MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTALS FOR JULY 2021   
FROM OUR NWS COOP WEATHER OBSERVERS:  
  
PELION 0.8 NW (PLNS1).........11.71 INCHES  
ORANGEBURG 2 (ORBS1)...........9.64 INCHES  
SWANSEA 3.5 NE (SWAS1).........8.93 INCHES  
AIKEN 2 E (AKIS1)..............8.93 INCHES  
SUMTER (SMRS1).................8.85 INCHES  
COLUMBIA UNIV. OF SC (USCS1)...8.77 INCHES  
WAGENER 1 SW (WGRS1)...........8.16 INCHES  
  
HERE ARE SOME HIGHEST MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTALS FOR JULY 2021 FROM OUR   
COCORAHS (COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RAIN, HAIL AND SNOW NETWORK):   
  
SC-AR-98  AIKEN 3.5 SSE..........15.81 INCHES   
SC-RC-127 COLUMBIA 2.1 NNW.......13.18 INCHES   
SC-SL-10  RIDGE SPRING 0.4 SSW...13.08 INCHES  
SC-LX-154 PELION 0.9 SSW.........10.15 INCHES  
SC-SM-35  SUMTER 8.0 SSE..........9.44 INCHES  
  
GA-CU-6   MARTINEZ 0.9 NW.........7.52 INCHES  
GA-RC-12  AUGUSTA 4.2 W...........6.08 INCHES  
GA-LC-2   TIGNALL 10.2 NE.........5.15 INCHES  
GA-BK-1   WAYNESBORO 3.3 SW.......4.82 INCHES  
GA-MD-1   THOMSON 2.5 S...........4.09 INCHES  
  
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS FOR JULY 2021...  
  
TROPICAL STORM ELSA JULY 7TH-8TH...   
  
THE CENTER OF ELSA PASSED OVER THE CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA ON THE 7TH   
AND 8TH. THE SYSTEM PRODUCED LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH AMOUNTS   
RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH ELSA   
SPAWNED A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO NEAR THE NEW ZION COMMUNITY IN   
CLARENDON COUNTY. THE TORNADO HAD A PATH LENGTH OF 1.5 MILES, WIDTH   
OF ABOUT 40 YARDS, AND PEAK WINDS OF 85 MPH.   
  
THE TORNADO BEGAN IN A FIELD EAST OF OLD MANNING ROAD AND JUST SOUTH   
OF KNOWLTON ROAD, THEN MOVED NORTHWEST ALONG OLD MANNING ROAD,   
SNAPPING NUMEROUS TREES ALONG ITS PATH AND KNOCKING DOWN MANY LARGE   
BRANCHES. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION OF OLD   
MANNING ROAD AND NEWMAN BRANCH ROAD WHERE IT CAUSED THE MOST   
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. IN THIS AREA, AN EMPTY TRAILER WAS OVERTURNED AND   
MOVED ABOUT 20 YARDS. A WAREHOUSE BUILDING HAD AN EXTERIOR WOOD AND   
CINDER BLOCK WALL COLLAPSE, LIKELY DUE TO AN UPLIFT OF THE ROOF. A   
LARGE GRAIN AUGER WAS KNOCKED OVER, METAL AT THE TOP OF A SILO WAS   
TWISTED, AND A METAL AND WOOD EQUIPMENT SHELTER WAS DESTROYED. A   
COUPLE OF NEARBY BUILDINGS ALSO HAD MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. THE TORNADO   
THEN CROSSED INTO A CORN FIELD, WHERE IT KNOCKED DOWN THE CROPS IN A   
CONVERGENT WIND PATTERN. THE TORNADO THEN APPEARED TO WEAKEN AS IT   
TRACKED NORTHWEST JUST TO THE WEST OF OLD MANNING ROAD, CAUSING   
MOSTLY MINOR TREE DAMAGE BEFORE DISSIPATING NEAR WALKER GAMBLE ROAD.  
  
HERE ARE SOME OF THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS ASSOCIATED WITH TS ELSA:  
   
..24 HOUR PRECIPITATION REPORTS RELATED TO ELSA  
  
LOCATION                     AMOUNT     PROVIDER               
SUMTER 1.1 SSW               3.50 IN    COCORAHS               
ST. MATTHEWS 3.2 ENE         3.49 IN    COCORAHS               
SUMTER 0.6 ENE               3.40 IN    COCORAHS               
CLEMSON EDISTO BLACKVILLE 3  3.21 IN    HADS                   
ELLIOTT 1 NW                 3.18 IN    COOP                   
SUMTER                       3.15 IN    CWOP                   
LONGTOWN                     3.12 IN    COOP                   
SUMTER 0.3 ENE               3.02 IN    COCORAHS               
GADSDEN                      2.99 IN    RCWINDS  
SUMTER 0.2 NE                2.98 IN    COCORAHS               
SUMTER                       2.83 IN    CWOP                   
6 S RUBY - BLACK CR.         2.82 IN    HADS                   
SUMTER 3.6 SSW               2.82 IN    COCORAHS               
CASSATT 0.1 NE               2.77 IN    COCORAHS               
BAMBERG                      2.71 IN    CWOP                   
ST MATTHEWS 7.1 E            2.70 IN    COCORAHS  
EASTOVER                     2.68 IN    RCWINDS               
CAMDEN 6.4 SE                2.65 IN    COCORAHS               
LUGOFF 2.2 NNW               2.58 IN    COCORAHS               
SUMTER 8.1 WNW               2.58 IN    COCORAHS               
MANNING 1.9 SSE              2.57 IN    COCORAHS               
WEDGEFIELD                   2.56 IN    CWOP                   
HOLLY HILL 1 SW              2.56 IN    COOP                   
EHRHARDT 0.2 SE              2.49 IN    COCORAHS               
LAKE WATEREE DAM             2.49 IN    COOP                   
ORANGEBURG MUNICIPAL APT     2.45 IN    ASOS                   
SUMTER 3.3 SW                2.45 IN    COCORAHS  
HORREL HILL                  2.44 IN    RCWINDS               
SUMTER                       2.43 IN    CWOP                   
MCENTIRE JNG                 2.40 IN    ASOS                   
SUMMERTON 7.6 SW             2.40 IN    COCORAHS               
LUGOFF 0.9 NW                2.40 IN    COCORAHS               
OAKLAND 2.1 W                2.40 IN    COCORAHS               
HOPKINS 3.9 NNE              2.38 IN    COCORAHS               
COPE 4.1 NE                  2.37 IN    COCORAHS               
6 SE MAYESVILLE              2.33 IN    AWS                    
CAROLINA SANDHILLS NWR       2.30 IN    RAWS                   
CONGAREE NATIONAL PARK       2.27 IN    RAWS                   
2 SSW MULBERRY               2.27 IN    AWS                    
PINEWOOD                     2.26 IN    CWOP                   
SANTEE 6.9 WSW               2.25 IN    COCORAHS               
LUGOFF 2 NE                  2.20 IN    COOP    
PINEVIEW-GARNERS FERRY       2.20 IN    RCWINDS                 
ORANGEBURG 3.2 NW            2.18 IN    COCORAHS               
13.0 S HEATH SPRINGS         2.17 IN    HADS      
BARNWELL                     2.15 IN    COOP               
SANTEE 2.0 ENE               2.15 IN    COCORAHS               
ELGIN                        2.14 IN    CWOP                   
1 NNW WINNSBORO              2.12 IN    AWS                    
SANTEE NWR                   2.11 IN    RAWS                   
1.0 E MANNING                2.08 IN    COOP                   
ELLOREE 2.2 WSW              2.07 IN    COCORAHS               
CAMDEN 6.6 NE                2.06 IN    COCORAHS               
WEIR TOWER FT JACKSON        2.02 IN    RAWS                   
MCCRADY TC FT JACKSON        1.99 IN    RAWS                    
  
SEVERE WEATHER AND FLASH FLOODING JULY 16TH...   
  
SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED DURING THE HEATING OF   
THE DAY. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS VERY MOIST AND THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY   
HEAVY RAINFALL EXISTED. A FEW OF THESE STORMS BECAME SEVERE   
PRODUCING STRONG DAMAGING WINDS, PEA SIZE HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY   
RAINFALL. STRONG WINDS DOWNED TREES IN SEVERAL COUNTIES FROM   
MCCORMICK TO NEWBERRY AND INTO THE CENTRAL MIDLANDS. HEAVY RAINFALL,   
WITH AMOUNTS OVER 2 INCHES, PRODUCED FLASH FLOODING IN PORTIONS OF   
DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA. ROCKY BRANCH AT WHALEY STREET AND MAIN STREET   
CRESTED AT 10.73 FEET, FLOOD STAGE IS 7.3 FEET. THE FLOODING   
STRANDED SEVERAL VEHICLES. THESE OCCURRED ALONG KEY ROAD AND MARKET   
STREET, BLUFF ROAD, AMHERST AVENUE AND WHEAT STREET, AND HAMMOND   
AVENUE.   
  
FLASH FLOODING JULY 18TH - 20TH...  
  
A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE REGION WAS THE FOCUS FOR   
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THE STORMS   
PRODUCED LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS DURING THE PERIOD   
RANGED FROM 2 TO 7 INCHES. THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED IN THE AFTERNOON   
OF THE 19TH ALONG A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN A HIGH MOISTURE   
ENVIRONMENT. HEAVY RAINFALL OVERWHELMED A CULVERT ALONG DUNCAN CREEK   
CAUSING PART OF HIGHWAY 391 TO BE BLOCKED SOUTH BETHLEHEM ROAD BY   
LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE WATER WAS ESTIMATED TO AROUND 2 FEET DEEP.    
  
HERE ARE SOME RAINFALL TOTALS FROM THE PERIOD:  
  
...3 DAY RAINFALL TOTALS FROM ACROSS THE MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL   
SAVANNAH RIVER AREA THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING...  
  
...PERSISTENT WET PATTERN HAS PRODUCED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS   
WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...  
  
LOCATION                     AMOUNT    TIME/DATE       PROVIDER   
         
PELION                       7.00 IN   0814 AM 07/20   COOP   
RIDGE SPRING 0.4 SSW         6.64 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
COLUMBIA 6.7 W               5.38 IN   1106 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
PELION 4.7 W                 5.06 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
PELION 0.7 SSW               4.97 IN   0753 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
SWANSEA 3.9 ENE              4.48 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
JOHNSTON 4 SW                4.35 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COOP   
AIKEN 1.1 N                  4.35 IN   0830 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
AIKEN 1.0 SSW                4.32 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
AIKEN 1.6 NNW                4.27 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
LEESVILLE 5.2 SE             4.27 IN   0800 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
AIKEN                        4.23 IN   1110 AM 07/20   CWOP   
AIKEN 2.2 NW                 4.16 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
VALENCIA HEIGHTS 1.0 WNW     4.11 IN   0600 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
WEST COLUMBIA 5.9 WSW        4.00 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
0.8 E EDGEFIELD              3.93 IN   1115 AM 07/20   USGS   
ST MATTHEWS 7.1 E            3.93 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
COLUMBIA 6.1 WSW             3.46 IN   0615 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
BATESBURG WATER PLANT        3.35 IN   0800 AM 07/20   COOP   
SANTEE                       3.33 IN   1115 AM 07/20   CWOP   
JACKSON                      3.31 IN   1116 AM 07/20   CWOP   
WAGENER 1SW                  3.28 IN   1019 AM 07/20   COOP   
6.7 S MONETTA                3.20 IN   1030 AM 07/20   HADS   
COLUMBIA 5.6 SSW             3.18 IN   0730 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
AIKEN 2.6 NW                 3.15 IN   0800 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
NEESES 7.0 SE                3.09 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
LEXINGTON 5.3 E              3.07 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
SANTEE NWR                   3.01 IN   1044 AM 07/20   RAWS   
NORTH AF AUX AIRFIELD        2.98 IN   1116 AM 07/20   AWOS   
GRANITEVILLE                 2.82 IN   1111 AM 07/20   CWOP   
AIKEN 2 SE                   2.75 IN   0736 AM 07/20   COOP   
WAGENER 0.5 NE               2.71 IN   0730 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
1 SSW PELION                 2.68 IN   1125 AM 07/20   AWS   
COLUMBIA 4.0 W               2.66 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
SALUDA 6.1 SW                2.61 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
SPRINGFIELD 4.0 WNW          2.58 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
NORTH AUGUSTA 3.5 ENE        2.52 IN   0500 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
WAGENER 1.4 S                2.49 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
CONGAREE NATIONAL PARK       2.47 IN   1047 AM 07/20   RAWS   
GRANITEVILLE 2.2 NNW         2.47 IN   0706 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
SALLEY 4.9 NNE               2.46 IN   0745 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
COLUMBIA 5.7 WSW             2.45 IN   0745 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
COLUMBIA                     2.43 IN   1115 AM 07/20   CWOP   
AIKEN 2.5 S                  2.41 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
NORTH AUGUSTA 1.5 WSW        2.39 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
COLUMBIA 2.1 NNW             2.36 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
ORANGEBURG 7.6 N             2.30 IN   0800 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD APT       2.24 IN   1053 AM 07/20   ASOS   
LONG CANE PORTABLE           2.22 IN   1050 AM 07/20   RAWS   
AIKEN 8.3 E                  2.21 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
MANNING 1.9 SSE              2.21 IN   0800 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
SALUDA                       2.20 IN   1120 AM 07/20   CWOP   
ST. MATTHEWS 9.0 WNW         2.20 IN   0900 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
MIDVILLE                     2.19 IN   1100 AM 07/20   HADS   
SALUDA 0.6 NNE               2.17 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
SALUDA WATER PLANT           2.17 IN   0800 AM 07/20   COOP   
MARTINEZ 3.0 NE              2.13 IN   0715 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
LONG CANE                    2.12 IN   1054 AM 07/20   RAWS   
COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT       2.11 IN   1056 AM 07/20   ASOS   
MCCORMICK 12.9 E             2.10 IN   0715 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
GILBERT 6.2 NNW              2.09 IN   0800 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
LEXINGTON 5.9 SW             2.06 IN   0600 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
COLUMBIA 9.6 WNW             2.06 IN   0700 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
NORTH 4.3 ESE                2.02 IN   0600 AM 07/20   COCORAHS   
NORTH AUGUSTA                2.01 IN   1115 AM 07/20   CWOP   
  
SEVERE WEATHER AND FLASH FLOODING JULY 28TH...  
  
DAYTIME HEATING COMBINED WITH A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH TO PRODUCE   
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MIDLANDS. A   
FEW OF THESE STORMS PRODUCED STRONG DAMAGING WINDS, PENNY SIZE HAIL   
AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. TREES FELL ON AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN   
THE TOWN OF CHERAW WITH ADDITIONAL POWER LINES DOWN NEAR THE TOWN.   
THE AWOS SYSTEM AT THE CHERAW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT RECORDED A WIND GUST   
OF 68 MPH. WINDS DOWNED A TREE ON A HOME ALONG CIMMERON ROAD IN   
LANCASTER COUNTY. THE HOME SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE BUT NO ONE   
WAS INJURED. A TREE FELL ON A HOME OFF OF JOHNSON MARINA ROAD IN   
RICHLAND COUNTY, AND CAUSED MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. HEAVY RAIN FELL OVER   
DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA. THE GAGE ALONG ROCKY BRANCH AT WHALEY STREET AND   
MAIN STREET CRESTED AT 9.14 FEET, FLOOD STAGE IS 7.3 FEET. A VEHICLE   
STALLED IN THE FLOOD WATERS, BUT THE TWO OCCUPANTS MADE IT OUT   
SAFELY.   
  
HYDROLOGY/RIVER STAGES...  
  
THERE WAS ONLY ONE RIVER FLOODING EVENT DURING THE MONTH OF JULY.   
THE NORTH FORK OF THE EDISTO RIVER CRESTED AT 8.52 FEET DURING THE   
EVENING OF THE 24TH. FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. THIS PRODUCED MINOR   
FLOODING ALONG THE RIVER. THE FLOODING WAS THE RESULT OF HEAVY   
RAINFALL FROM JULY 18TH - 20TH. PORTIONS OF THE RIVER BASIN RECEIVED   
BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES OF RAINFALL.    
  
LAKE MURRAY WATER TEMPERATURES (NEAR SURFACE) AT THE   
INTAKE TOWERS FOR JULY:  
  
WARMEST...87.6 F ON THE 29TH.   
COOLEST...81.9 F ON THE 4TH.     
  
THE 3-MONTH CLIMATE OUTLOOK   
..(AUGUST/SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER)  
  
THE OUTLOOK CALLS FOR ABOUT A 40 TO 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF ABOVE   
NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH ABOUT A 33 TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF ABOVE   
NORMAL PRECIPITATION.     
  
ENSO (EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION)...  
   
..LA NINA WATCH  
   
ENSO NEUTRAL CONDITIONS ARE CURRENTLY PRESENT. ENSO-NEUTRAL IS   
FAVORED THROUGH THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE FOR THE REMAINDER OF   
THE SUMMER, WITH LA NINA POTENTIALLY EMERGING DURING THE   
SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER SEASON AND LASTING THROUGH THE 2021-2022   
WINTER.    
  
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   
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAE.  

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