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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1217 PM Nov 12 2021

...Climate Summary for November 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 Well Below Normal across much of the Midlands and
Central Savannah River Area...

...3rd Driest November on Record at Augusta and Columbia...

...Growing Season Ended for the Midlands and CSRA on November 24th...


.Columbia SC Average Temperatures...

The average temperature at Columbia Metropolitan Airport for
November 2021 was 52.0 degrees or 2.0 degrees below the monthly
normal of 54.0 degrees.

.Augusta GA Average Temperatures...

The average temperature at Augusta Regional Bush Field for November
2021 was 52.8 degrees or 2.8 below the monthly normal of 55.6
degrees.

.Columbia Rainfall...

Columbia Metro Airport received 0.28 inches of rainfall during
November, 2.48 inches below the monthly normal of 2.76 inches.

.Augusta Rainfall...

Augusta Bush Field received 0.27 inches of rainfall during November,
2.39 inches below the normal monthly value of 2.66 inches.


It was the 3rd driest November on record at both Augusta and
Columbia. Here are the top 5 driest November months for each
location.

Columbia:

1. 0.10 inches in 1919
2. 0.21 inches in 1928
3. 0.28 inches in 2021
4. 0.40 inches in 1933
5. 0.41 inches in 1973

Augusta:

1. 0.09 inches in 1960
2. 0.19 inches in 1931
3. 0.27 inches in 2021
4. 0.36 inches in 1928
5. 0.36 inches in 1958



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
Aug       90.0/-0.8     72.7/+1.5     81.4    80.8    +0.4
Sep       85.3/-0.4     63.6/-1.7     74.4    75.5    -1.1
Oct       78.7/+1.5     57.0/+4.3     67.9    64.6    +3.3
Nov       66.1/-0.3     37.8/-3.8     52.0    54.0    -2.0


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
Aug       92.7/+0.1     72.3/+1.3     82.5    81.8    +0.7
Sep       87.4/-0.4     62.8/-2.2     75.1    76.4    -1.3
Oct       80.4/+1.4     55.8/+2.7     68.1    66.0    +2.1
Nov       68.4/-0.7     37.1/-5.1     52.8    55.6    -2.8


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
Aug            9.55     4.65    +4.90
Sep            4.09     3.91    +0.18
Oct            1.48     3.13    -1.65
Nov            0.28     2.76    -2.48
YTD Total     43.78    41.54    +2.24

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
Aug            5.79     4.61     +1.18
Sep            6.65     3.60     +3.05
Oct            1.39     2.56     -1.17
Nov            0.27     2.66     -2.39
YTD Total     49.16    40.22     +8.94


Temperature/Precipitation Records Tied or Broken during the month of
November:

Augusta...None

Columbia...None



Here are some of the highest/lowest monthly rainfall totals for
November 2021 from our NWS Coop Weather Observers:

Cedar Creek (BLYS1)...........1.50 inches
Holly Hill 1 SW (HHLS1).......1.07 inches
Chesterfield 3 E (CTFS1).......0.98 inches

Waynesboro (WYNG1)............0.16 inches *2nd Driest (1892-Present)
Wagener 1 SW (WGRS1)..........0.25 inches *Driest (1948-Present)
Clarks Hill (CHDS1)...........0.31 inches *2nd Driest (1952-Present)




Here are some highest/lowest monthly rainfall totals for November
2021 from our CoCoRaHS (Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow
Network):

SC-CF-5   Pageland 9.0 WNW......1.00 inches
SC-BM-1   Denmark 2.8 WNW.......0.95 inches
SC-LX-7   Oak Grove 1.4 N.......0.94 inches

SC-AK-60  Wagener 1.4 S.........0.08 inches
SC-AK-101 N. Augusta 1.5 ENE....0.14 inches
SC-MC-5   McCormick 2.3 W.......0.19 inches



Significant Weather Events for November 2021...


Nov. 8th - Cold Canadian high pressure settled across the Mid-Atlantic
and Southeast on the morning of the 8th. This produced widespread
temperatures in the upper 20s to middle 30s. Some patchy frost was
reported in a few locations.

Here is a list of the coldest morning lows for the 8th:

...Chilly Morning Across the Midlands and Central
Savannah River Area...

...Patchy Frost Reported in Several Locations...
...Warmer Waters near Lakes Influenced Low Temperatures...


Location                     Temp      Time/Date       Provider
Cedar Creek                   28 F     0800 AM 11/08   COOP
Pendleton Field Swansea       28 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Bethune                       28 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Landfill                       29 F     0700 AM 11/08   RCWINDS
Graniteville 1 NE             29 F     0700 AM 11/08   COOP
Richland Library NE           29 F     0700 AM 11/08   RCWINDS
Sumer Natl Forest McCormick   29 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
McBee                         29 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Leesburg-Hwy 601              29 F     0700 AM 11/08   RCWINDS
Lake Greenwood Dam            30 F     0700 AM 11/08   COOP
SRS - SAVRIV                  30 F     0607 AM 11/08   RAWS
Lugoff 2 NE                    30 F     0830 AM 11/08   COOP
2 ESE Saluda                  30 F     0720 AM 11/08   AWS
Patrick                       30 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Hampton Downs Kershaw         30 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Barnwell                      30 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Irmo                          30 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Crane Creek FS                30 F     0700 AM 11/08   RCWINDS
4 WNW Waxhaw                  31 F     0735 AM 11/08   AWS
Pelion 4.7 NW                 31 F     0700 AM 11/08   COCORAHS
Prosperity                    31 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Pomaria                       31 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Country Club Est Lancaster    31 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Fort Mill/Belair              31 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Evans                         31 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Clark Farm Johnston           31 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Jones Road Edgefield           31 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
NW of Cheraw                  31 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Saluda                        31 F     0730 AM 11/08   CWOP
Graniteville                  31 F     0736 AM 11/08   CWOP
Wedgefield                     31 F     0601 AM 11/08   CWOP
1 S Pelion                    31 F     0705 AM 11/08   AWS
Rembert                       31 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
McCrady TC Ft Jackson         31 F     0733 AM 11/08   RAWS
2 WSW Chapin                  32 F     0630 AM 11/08   AWS
Dutch Fork HS                 32 F     0700 AM 11/08   RCWINDS
Hopkins                       32 F     0700 AM 11/08   RCWINDS
Springhill                    32 F     0700 AM 11/08   RCWINDS
Thomson                       32 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Springfield                    32 F     0740 AM 11/08   CWOP
Elgin                         32 F     0615 AM 11/08   CWOP
Pinewood                      32 F     0701 AM 11/08   CWOP
Columbia                      32 F     0725 AM 11/08   CWOP
Jackson                       32 F     0659 AM 11/08   CWOP
Indian Land                   32 F     0715 AM 11/08   CWOP
Columbia Metro Airport        32 F     0656 AM 11/08   ASOS
Thomson-McDuffie Co Apt         32 F     0655 AM 11/08   AWOS
Lancaster McWhirter Field     32 F     0635 AM 11/08   AWOS
McEntire JNG                  32 F     0656 AM 11/08   ASOS
0.9 NE Lincolnton             32 F     0800 AM 11/08   COOP
Saluda Water Plant            32 F     0800 AM 11/08   COOP
5 N Saluda                    32 F     0535 AM 11/08   AWS
Long Cane Portable            32 F     0650 AM 11/08   RAWS
Gills Creek                   32 F     0700 AM 11/08   RCWINDS
Lower Richland FS             32 F     0700 AM 11/08   RCWINDS
Orangeburg                    33 F     0706 AM 11/08   CWOP
Irmo 3.2 E                    33 F     0700 AM 11/08   COCORAHS
Ridgeway                      33 F     0417 AM 11/08   CWOP
Lexington                     33 F     0715 AM 11/08   CWOP
Williston                     33 F     0717 AM 11/08   CWOP
Bamberg                       33 F     0658 AM 11/08   CWOP
Evans                         33 F     0617 AM 11/08   CWOP
Augusta Bush Field Apt        33 F     0653 AM 11/08   ASOS
Aiken Regional Apt            33 F     0635 AM 11/08   AWOS
North AF Aux Airfield          33 F     0656 AM 11/08   AWOS
Fort Gordon                   33 F     0701 AM 11/08   RAWS
Wagener 1SW                   33 F     0909 AM 11/08   COOP
Manning                       33 F     0700 AM 11/08   COOP
Wateree                       33 F     0700 AM 11/08   RCWINDS

Flotilla Is. Lake Murray      44 F     0620 AM 11/08   NDBC
Point Weather Lk Murray       44 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Hallmark Shores Lk Murray     44 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Gissendanner Pt. Lk Murray    44 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Cherokee Shores Lk Murray     44 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Windsong Lk Murray            44 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Lake Murray Dam               46 F     0700 AM 11/08   RCWINDS
Nr Pilgrim Ch. Rd. Lk Murray  47 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC
Nr Santee Lake Marion         47 F     0700 AM 11/08   PUBLIC

Saluda River Hwy. 391         58 F     0700 AM 11/08   USGS
Little Saluda River Lk Murray 60 F     0700 AM 11/08   USGS
Lake Thurmond Plumb Branch    64 F     0700 AM 11/08   USGS
Lake Murray Twrs Water Temp   65 F     0700 AM 11/08   USGS



Nov. 24th - Cold Canadian high pressure build into the region behind
a vigorous cold front. There were widespread temperatures in the lower
to middle 20s across much of the Midlands and Central Savannah River
Area.

Here are some of the reported morning lows on the morning of the 24th:

...END OF THE GROWING SEASON FOR REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA...

Widespread freeze conditions were observed over the entire forecast
area last night, ending the 2021 growing season. The Frost/Freeze
products will no longer be issued until Spring of 2022 when a new
growing season begins.

...LOW TEMPERATURE REPORTS...

Location                     Temp      Time/Date       Lat/Lon

...Georgia...

...Columbia County...
Evans                         26 F     0749 AM 11/24   33.55N/82.21W
Appling                       27 F     0806 AM 11/24   33.54N/82.35W
Martinez                      31 F     0740 AM 11/24   33.50N/82.12W

...Lincoln County...
0.9 NE Lincolnton             23 F     0800 AM 11/24   33.80N/82.47W

...McDuffie County...
Thomson-McDuffie Co Apt         26 F     0735 AM 11/24   33.53N/82.52W

...Richmond County...
Augusta Bush Field Apt        23 F     0653 AM 11/24   33.37N/81.97W
Gracewood                     26 F     0514 AM 11/24   33.37N/82.03W
Augusta Daniel Field Apt      33 F     0653 AM 11/24   33.47N/82.03W

...South Carolina...

...Aiken County...
Jackson                       23 F     0730 AM 11/24   33.37N/81.86W
Graniteville                  23 F     0737 AM 11/24   33.58N/81.79W
Wagener 1SW                   25 F     0900 AM 11/24   33.64N/81.37W
North Augusta                 27 F     0745 AM 11/24   33.52N/81.99W
Aiken                         29 F     0748 AM 11/24   33.53N/81.73W

...Bamberg County...
Bamberg                       26 F     0707 AM 11/24   33.30N/81.03W

...Barnwell County...
Williston                     25 F     0647 AM 11/24   33.39N/81.42W
Barnwell Regional Apt         25 F     0715 AM 11/24   33.25N/81.38W
2 ESE Elko                    26 F     0735 AM 11/24   33.36N/81.33W

...Chesterfield County...
Cheraw Municipal Apt          23 F     0735 AM 11/24   34.72N/79.95W
Cheraw                        26 F     0742 AM 11/24   34.70N/79.92W
4 NW Society Hill             26 F     0801 AM 11/24   34.55N/79.90W
Carolina Sandhills NWR        33 F     0714 AM 11/24   34.66N/80.27W

...Clarendon County...
Santee Cooper Regional Apt    27 F     0755 AM 11/24   33.58N/80.22W
Santee NWR                    30 F     0644 AM 11/24   33.56N/80.44W

...Edgefield County...
Long Cane Portable            25 F     0650 AM 11/24   33.71N/82.03W
North Augusta                 26 F     0708 AM 11/24   33.60N/81.92W

...Fairfield County...
Cedar Creek                   21 F     0800 AM 11/24   34.22N/81.11W
Ridgeway                      26 F     0739 AM 11/24   34.37N/80.79W
1 NNW Winnsboro               27 F     0640 AM 11/24   34.40N/81.10W
Fairfield Co Apt Winnsboro     32 F     0615 AM 11/24   34.32N/81.12W

...Kershaw County...
Elgin                         23 F     0738 AM 11/24   34.20N/80.81W
Camden Woodward Field         25 F     0715 AM 11/24   34.28N/80.57W
Lake Wateree Dam              26 F     0730 AM 11/24   34.34N/80.70W
Lugoff                         31 F     0709 AM 11/24   34.22N/80.70W

...Lancaster County...
Indian Land                   24 F     0730 AM 11/24   35.06N/80.89W
Lancaster McWhirter Field     25 F     0635 AM 11/24   34.72N/80.85W
2 NW Indian Land              26 F     0357 AM 11/24   35.01N/80.88W
Heath Springs                 28 F     0710 AM 11/24   34.60N/80.68W

...Lee County...
Elliott 1 NW                  23 F     0800 AM 11/24   34.12N/80.17W

...Lexington County...
Red Bank area                 23 F     0714 AM 11/24   33.89N/81.22W
1 S Pelion                    23 F     0730 AM 11/24   33.76N/81.25W
Columbia Metro Airport        25 F     0656 AM 11/24   33.93N/81.12W
Pelion                        25 F     0713 AM 11/24   33.77N/81.26W
Lexington                     25 F     0745 AM 11/24   33.93N/81.25W
Gilbert                       25 F     0815 AM 11/24   33.91N/81.38W
1 SSW Seven Oaks              26 F     0710 AM 11/24   34.03N/81.15W
West Columbia                 26 F     0746 AM 11/24   33.94N/81.14W

...McCormick County...
Clarks Hill Lake Dam          31 F     0720 AM 11/24   33.66N/82.20W

...Newberry County...
Newberry                      26 F     0700 AM 11/24   34.29N/81.62W
Newberry Co Apt               27 F     0655 AM 11/24   34.32N/81.63W

...Orangeburg County...
Springfield                    23 F     0725 AM 11/24   33.48N/81.24W
Orangeburg                    24 F     0736 AM 11/24   33.50N/80.99W
North AF Aux Airfield          26 F     0656 AM 11/24   33.61N/81.08W
Orangeburg Municipal Apt      27 F     0653 AM 11/24   33.47N/80.85W
Santee                        28 F     0750 AM 11/24   33.52N/80.50W
Orangeburg                    29 F     0728 AM 11/24   33.45N/80.88W

...Richland County...
McCrady TC Ft Jackson         22 F     0733 AM 11/24   34.04N/80.74W
McEntire JNG                  23 F     0656 AM 11/24   33.92N/80.78W
Congaree National Park        25 F     0747 AM 11/24   33.81N/80.78W
Irmo                          26 F     0530 AM 11/24   34.10N/81.19W
Columbia                      26 F     0735 AM 11/24   34.03N/80.97W
Columbia Hamilton-Owens Apt   28 F     0653 AM 11/24   33.97N/81.00W
2.0 SE Columbia (WxSTEM)      30 F     0700 AM 11/24   33.98N/81.02W
Weir Tower Ft Jackson         31 F     0651 AM 11/24   34.02N/80.87W
Columbia                      31 F     0800 AM 11/24   34.12N/80.90W

...Saluda County...
2 ESE Saluda                  21 F     0705 AM 11/24   33.99N/81.74W
5 N Saluda                    22 F     0745 AM 11/24   34.08N/81.76W
Saluda                        22 F     0750 AM 11/24   34.01N/81.77W

...Sumter County...
Wedgefield                     20 F     0601 AM 11/24   33.84N/80.49W
Pinewood                      21 F     0701 AM 11/24   33.81N/80.47W
Sumter Municipal Apt          23 F     0715 AM 11/24   34.00N/80.37W
6 SE Mayesville               24 F     0535 AM 11/24   33.91N/80.14W
Sumter                        25 F     0621 AM 11/24   33.95N/80.39W
Pinewood                      25 F     0725 AM 11/24   33.74N/80.47W
Shaw AFB Sumter               26 F     0656 AM 11/24   33.97N/80.47W
Sumter                        26 F     0700 AM 11/24   33.94N/80.39W
Wedgewood                     28 F     0215 AM 11/24   33.89N/80.52W
2 SSW Mulberry                30 F     0710 AM 11/24   33.92N/80.34W




The 3-Month Climate Outlook
...(December/January/February)...

The outlook calls for about a 50 to 60 percent chance of above normal
temperatures with a 33 to 40 percent chance of below normal
precipitation.

ENSO (EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION)...

...La Nina Advisory...La Nina conditions are present. Equatorial sea
surfaces temperatures are below average across the central and east-
central Pacific Ocean. The tropical Pacific atmosphere is consistent
with La Nina conditions. La Nina is likely to continue through the
Northern Hemisphere winter 2021-2022. There is a 90 percent chance of
this occurring. La Nina is expected to continue into Spring 2022.
There is a 50 percent chance of La Nina conditions during the period
of March through May.

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 .

$$

Vaughan