ZCZC CAEPNSCAE 091200 TTAA00 KCAE DDHHMM Public Information Statement National Weather Service 107 PM EST Tue Nov 8 2016 ...Climate Summary for September and October 2016... ...Tropical Storm Hermine September 1-2, 2016... ...Hurricane Matthew October 8, 2016... ...4th warmest September on Record at Columbia... ...8th warmest October on Record at Columbia... ...Drought Worsens Across the CSRA and Western Midlands... September and October OF 2016 will be remembered for the two tropical systems that affected the Palmetto State and Georgia. Much of the rain that fell during each month was due to each event. The warm temperatures from the Summer of 2016 continued into the Fall as temperatures averaged 3 to 5 degrees above normal for each month. Because of the tracks of each Tropical System the western portion of the CWA continued to become drier and the eastern portion of the CWA became wetter. This is easy to see in the rainfall reports from our NWS Coop Observers and CoCoRaHS Observers over the past 2 months. ...Augusta Average Temperatures... The average temperature at Augusta Regional Bush Field for September was 77.4 degrees or 2.8 degrees above the normal of 74.6 degrees. The average temperature for October was 68.4 degrees or 3.8 degrees above the normal of 64.4 degrees. ...Columbia Average Temperatures... The average temperature at Columbia Metro Airport for September was 79.4 degrees or 4.7 degrees above the normal of 74.7 degrees. The average temperature for October was 68.3 degrees or 4.2 degrees above the normal of 64.1 degrees. It was the 4th warmest October on record at Columbia. Here are the top 5 warmest October years: 1. 82.6 degrees 1925 2. 81.0 degrees 1921 3. 79.5 degrees 1933 4. 79.4 degrees 2016 5. 79.1 degrees 1911 ...Augusta Rainfall... Augusta Bush Field received 4.58 inches of rainfall during September and 2.09 inches in October. ...Columbia Rainfall... Columbia Metro Airport received 6.81 inches of rainfall during September and 4.45 inches in October. Here are some of the highest rainfall CoCoRaHS Reports for September: SC-BM-5 Branchville 8.3 SW......12.81 inches SC-SM-1 Sumter 1.3 SE...........12.55 inches SC-OR-9 Orangeburg 0.3 ENE......12.19 inches SC-SM-14 Oakland 1.5 NE..........12.18 inches SC-RC-6 Blythewood 4.7 NNE......11.97 inches Here are some of the highest NWS Coop Observer Reports for September: SADS1 Saluda.....................12.40 inches ORBS1 Orangeburg.................11.85 inches BAMS1 Bamberg....................11.54 inches LNTS1 Longtown...................11.28 inches MANS1 Manning....................10.20 inches Here are some of the highest rainfall CoCoRaHS Reports for October: SC-CD-1 Summerton 8.4 SE........11.72 inches SC-CD-6 Manning 1.9 SSE.........11.30 inches SC-CD-2 Manning 8.2 S...........11.00 inches Here are some of the lowest rainfall CoCoRaHS Reports for October: GA-MD-1 Thomson 2.5 S............0.70 inches SC-MC-5 McCormick 2.3 W..........1.00 inches GA-CU-9 Appling 2.0 SE...........1.02 inches Here are some of the highest NWS Coop Observer Reports for October: MANS1 Manning.....................13.07 inches HHLS1 Holly Hill..................11.74 inches CEWS1 Cheraw.......................7.74 inches Here are some of the lowest NWS Coop Observer Reports for October: MCCS1 McCormick....................0.92 inches CHDS1 Clarks Hill..................0.99 inches CHPS1 Lake Greenwood...............1.35 inches Highest Wind Gusts During September: Augusta Bush Field (AGS)..............42 mph on the 2nd Columbia Metro Airport (CAE)..........39 mph on the 2nd Lake Murray Towers (IRMS1)............34 mph on the 2nd Lake Murray Flotilla Island (LMFS1)...31 mph on the 29th Lake Wateree (WATS1)..................28 mph on the 28th Highest Wind Gusts During October: Orangeburg County Airport (OGB).......64 mph on the 8th Columbia Metro Airport (CAE)..........46 mph on the 8th Augusta Bush Field (AGS)..............43 mph on the 8th Augusta Daniel Field (DNL)............37 mph on the 8th Lake Murray Towers (IRMS1)............37 mph on the 8th Lake Wateree (WATS1)..................37 mph on the 8th Lake Murray Flotilla Island (LMFS1)...28 mph on the 21st TEMPERATURE RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER: AUGUSTA... None COLUMBIA... THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT ON SEPTEMBER 11TH 2016 WAS 76 DEGREES. THIS BROKE THE WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR SEPTEMBER 11TH WHICH WAS 75 SET IN 1964. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AT COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT ON SEPTEMBER 26TH 2016 WAS 73 DEGREES. THIS TIED THE WARMEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR THE DATE OF SEPTEMBER 26TH WHICH WAS LAST SET IN 1993. EVENTS FOR September and October 2016: September 1-3, 2016...Tropical Storm Hermine moved along eastern South Carolina from the 2nd through the 3rd. Hermine began in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and became a Hurricane before making landfall along the Florida Gulf Coast. Hermine produced locally heavy rainfall and windy conditions. The heavy rainfall in the basin of the Edisto River produced a near river flood event along the N. Fork of the Edisto River at Orangeburg. The river crested at 7.9 feet...flood stage is 8.0 feet...on the morning of the 5th. Here are some rainfall amounts: Branchville CoCoRaHS..............10.53 inches Bamberg NWS Coop..................10.13 inches Longtown NWS Coop..................9.13 inches Lake Marion CoCoRaHS...............8.09 inches Blackville.........................7.86 inches Barnwell NWS Coop..................7.62 inches USGS S. Fork of the Edisto River...7.57 inches Holly Hill CoCoRaHS................7.47 inches Springfield NWS Coop...............7.45 inches McEntire JNG Base..................7.39 inches St. Matthews CoCoRaHS..............6.32 inches Shaw AFB...........................6.30 inches Peak Wind Gusts: Shaw AFB...........................54 mph Orangeburg County Airport..........49 mph Santee Cooper Regional Airport.....47 mph McEntire JNG Base..................44 mph Nr Snelling RAWS...................44 mph Augusta Bush Field.................43 mph Aiken County Airport...............41 mph September 27th... Heavy rain fell across the Piedmont...western Midlands and northern CSRA with amounts from 3 to 7 inches. This produced minor river flooding along Stevens Creek at Modoc. The creek rose quickly and crested at 21.7 feet on the evening of the 28th. Flood Stage is 19.0 feet. Here are some rainfall totals from the event: Saluda NWS Coop...................7.01 inches Saluda CoCoRaHS...................5.20 inches Saluda CWOP.......................5.03 inches Saluda CoCoRaHS...................4.68 inches USGS Rain Gage Saluda SCDOT.......4.57 inches October 7-9th, 2016...Hurricane Matthew developed near the Leeward Islands on the on the 28th of September and became a major hurricane as it moved northward toward the Southeast U.S. coast. The storm produced high winds and devastating rainfall across the eastern portion of the state. Some of the hardest hit areas were across the Pee Dee Region. The hurricane made landfall in South Carolina at 11 am Saturday October 8th at the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge near McClellanville. This produced river flooding on 2 rivers within the CWA of Columbia. The Great Pee Dee River at Cheraw crested around 32 feet on the 9th producing minor flooding. Flood stage is 30.0 feet. The North Fork of the Edisto River crested at 8.93 feet on the 10th and produced some minor flooding. Here are some rainfall totals from the event: Manning CoCoRaHS..............11.00 inches Blackville....................10.75 inches Branchville CoCoRaHS..........10.15 inches Manning CoCoRaHS..............10.00 inches Santee CoCoRaHS................9.70 inches Here are some of the wind gusts from the event: Orangeburg County Airport......64 mph Shaw AFB.......................63 mph McEntire JNG Base..............58 mph Sumter County Airport..........52 mph Santee Cooper Regional Arpt....52 mph Cheraw Municipal Airport.......47 mph YEAR TO DATE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS... COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT 2015/2016 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL... AVG HIGH/DEP AVG LOW/DEP AVG TEMP NORM DEPARTURE JAN 2015 55.7/-0.3 33.7/ 0.0 44.7 44.8 -0.1 FEB 54.1/-6.2 32.1/-4.7 43.1 48.5 -5.4 MAR 70.3/+2.1 46.9/+3.9 58.6 55.6 +3.0 APR 77.8/+1.5 50.4/+5.7 67.0 63.4 +3.6 MAY 86.0/+2.2 61.0/+1.5 73.5 71.7 +1.8 JUN 93.6/+3.6 71.6/+3.4 82.6 79.1 +3.5 JUL 96.4/+3.7 74.3/+2.7 85.3 82.2 +3.1 AUG 92.9/+2.2 72.2/+1.2 82.6 80.8 +1.8 SEP 85.9/+0.7 67.6/+3.4 76.7 74.7 +2.0 OCT 75.6/-0.5 53.6/+1.5 64.6 64.1 +0.5 NOV 69.4/+2.1 48.6/+6.3 59.0 54.8 +4.2 DEC 70.1/+11.9 50.1/+14.8 60.1 46.7 +13.4 JAN 2016 55.1/-0.9 33.6/-0.1 44.3 44.8 -0.5 FEB 60.1/-0.2 37.9/+1.1 49.0 48.5 +0.5 MAR 75.0/+6.8 49.8/+6.8 62.4 55.6 +6.8 APR 78.1/+1.8 53.6/+3.2 65.8 63.4 +2.4 MAY 83.4/-0.4 61.9/+2.4 72.7 71.7 +1.0 JUN 94.2/+4.2 71.7/+3.5 83.0 79.1 +3.9 JUL 99.2/+6.5 75.2/+3.6 87.2 82.2 +5.0 AUG 93.8/+3.1 74.8/+3.8 84.3 80.8 +3.5 SEP 89.2/+4.0 69.6/+5.4 79.4 74.7 +4.7 OCT 80.5/+4.4 56.0/+3.9 68.3 64.1 +4.2 AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD 2015/2016 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL... AVG HIGH/DEP AVG LOW/DEP AVG TEMP NORM DEPARTURE JAN 2015 55.8/-2.1 32.1/-0.7 44.0 45.4 -1.4 FEB 55.4/-6.9 30.1/-5.8 42.8 49.1 -6.3 MAR 71.3/+1.4 45.3/+3.3 58.3 55.9 +2.4 APR 77.8/+0.5 54.9/+6.8 66.3 62.7 +3.6 MAY 86.7/+1.7 58.1/+0.8 72.4 71.1 +1.3 JUN 93.1/+2.1 68.1/+1.9 80.6 78.6 +2.0 JUL 95.8/+2.4 71.3/+1.5 83.6 81.6 +2.0 AUG 91.4/-0.4 69.8/+0.5 80.6 80.5 +0.1 SEP 85.5/-1.2 65.1/+2.5 75.3 74.6 +0.7 OCT 77.7/-2.1 52.4/+1.4 64.0 64.4 -0.4 NOV 70.2/+1.1 47.0/+5.6 58.6 55.2 +3.4 DEC 70.3/+10.3 48.3/+13.8 59.3 47.2 +12.1 JAN 2016 55.3/-2.6 33.1/+0.3 44.2 45.4 -1.2 FEB 61.7/-0.6 37.9/+2.0 49.8 49.0 +0.7 MAR 74.4/+4.5 47.1/+5.1 60.8 55.9 +4.9 APR 77.5/+0.2 50.1/+2.0 63.8 62.7 +1.2 MAY 83.2/-1.8 58.2/+0.9 70.7 71.1 -0.4 JUN 92.2/+1.2 68.8/+2.6 80.5 78.6 +1.9 JUL 97.5/+4.1 71.7/+1.9 84.6 81.6 +3.0 AUG 94.2/+2.4 72.1/+2.8 83.1 80.2 +2.6 SEP 88.9/+2.2 66.0/+3.4 77.4 74.6 +2.8 OCT 82.5/+4.8 53.8/+2.8 68.2 64.4 +3.8 COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT 2015/2016 MONTHLY PRECIPITATION... TOTAL NORMAL DEPARTURE (INCHES) JAN 2015 2.60 3.58 -0.98 FEB 4.76 3.61 +1.15 MAR 2.78 3.73 -0.95 APR 4.03 2.62 +1.41 MAY 1.71 2.97 -1.26 JUN 8.79 4.69 +4.10 JUL 1.53 5.46 -3.93 AUG 4.85 5.26 -0.41 SEP 6.15 3.54 +2.61 OCT 14.46 3.17 +11.29 NOV 5.47 2.74 +2.73 DEC 6.45 3.22 +3.23 ANNUAL 63.58 44.59 +18.99 JAN 2016 1.94 3.58 -1.64 FEB 4.69 3.61 +1.08 MAR 1.88 3.73 -1.85 APR 2.80 2.62 +0.18 MAY 2.61 2.97 -0.36 JUN 2.39 4.69 -2.30 JUL 1.79 5.46 -3.67 AUG 4.83 5.26 -0.43 SEP 6.81 3.54 +3.27 OCT 2.09 3.27 -1.18 AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD 2015/2016 MONTHLY PRECIPITATION... TOTAL NORMAL DEPARTURE (INCHES) JAN 2015 2.10 3.91 -1.81 FEB 4.70 3.92 +0.78 MAR 3.04 4.18 -1.14 APR 4.86 2.84 +2.02 MAY 0.93 2.65 -1.72 JUN 3.50 4.72 -1.22 JUL 3.52 4.33 -0.81 AUG 3.74 4.32 -0.58 SEP 4.05 3.22 +0.83 OCT 4.62 3.27 +1.35 NOV 5.41 2.82 +2.59 DEC 6.92 3.39 +3.53 ANNUAL 47.39 43.57 +3.82 JAN 2016 1.66 3.91 -2.25 FEB 3.76 3.92 -0.16 MAR 3.18 4.18 -1.00 APR 4.42 2.84 +1.58 MAY 5.71 2.65 +3.06 JUN 2.87 4.72 -1.85 JUL 1.31 4.33 -3.02 AUG 3.66 4.32 -0.66 SEP 6.81 3.54 +3.27 OCT 4.45 3.17 +1.28 THE 3-MONTH OUTLOOK FOR FALL/WINTER (November/December/January)... The forecast calls for a 33 to 40 percent chance of above normal temperatures with a 40 percent chance of below normal rainfall. ENSO (EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION)... ...ENSO Neutral Conditions Present... ...La Nina Watch... Equatorial sea surface temperatures are below average in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific Ocean. La Nina is favored to develop...approximately at 70 percent chance...during the the Northern Hemisphere Fall 2016 and slightly favored to persist...approximately 55 percent chance...during Winter 2016-2017. CLIMATE OUTLOOKS AND ENSO DISCUSSIONS COURTESY NOAA CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER...WWW.CPC.NOAA.GOV. Note...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 . $$ VAUGHAN