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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
407 AM EDT THU JUL 05 2012
...JUNE 2012 WAS A MONTH OF EXTREMES...
...RECORD BREAKING HEAT ENDS THE MONTH OF JUNE...
...NEW ALL-TIME RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE AT COLUMBIA...
...POSSIBLE NEW ALL TIME STATE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE...
...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE...
...7TH COOLEST JUNE ON RECORD AT AUGUSTA...
EXTREMES MAY BE THE BEST WAY TO EXPLAIN THE MONTH OF JUNE ACROSS THE
MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA. THE MONTH BEGAN WITH BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION...YET ENDED WITH
RECORD BREAKING HIGH TEMPERATURES AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. A STRONG
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATED THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTION
WITH A TROUGH ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTRY FOR THE
FIRST 3 WEEKS OF THE MONTH. HOWEVER...BY THE END OF JUNE THE STRONG
RIDGE BUILD EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHEAST PRODUCING RECORD BREAKING
HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA. DURING THE COOLER AND WETTER
PORTION OF THE MONTH...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED AHEAD OF
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. ON THE 11TH...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH
AMOUNTS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES PRODUCED SOME FLOODING IN NEWBERRY COUNTY
AND THE CITY OF COLUMBIA.
HERE ARE SOME OF HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THE EVENT:
SC-AK-10 (N. AUGUSTA 1.7 NNW) COCORAHS.........6.47 INCHES
SC-AK-13 (N. AUGUSTA 3.3 N) COCORAHS...........5.65 INCHES
AUGUSTA 11TH ST (AGUG1) LARC GAUGE.............5.38 INCHES
AUGUSTA DANIEL FIELD (DNL).....................4.98 INCHES
GA-MD-1 (THOMSON 2.5 S) COCORAHS..............4.62 INCHES
MIDVILLE (MIDG1) NWS COOP OBSERVER.............4.18 INCHES
SC-ED-2 (TRENTON 6.3 SSW) COCORAHS............4.11 INCHES
SC-LX-44 (GASTON 3.8 W) COCORAHS...............4.07 INCHES
SC-AK-44 (N. AUGUSTA 4.2 NE) COCORAHS..........3.80 INCHES
WAYNESBORO (WYNG1) NWS COOP OBSERVER...........3.57 INCHES
THE HEAT WAVE THAT ENDED THE MONTH BEGAN ON THE 28TH AND CONTINUED
THROUGH THE 30TH. DURING THE 3 DAY PERIOD...MANY LOCATIONS REPORTED
TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE 100 DEGREES. WITH SUCH RECORD BREAKING
TEMPERATURES...IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
FOR THE MONTH WAS BELOW NORMAL AT BOTH COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA. IN
FACT...IT WAS THE 7TH COOLEST JUNE ON RECORD AT AUGUSTA. THE AVERAGE
JUNE TEMPERATURE AT AUGUSTA REGIONAL BUSH FIELD WAS 74.7 DEGREES OR
3.9 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR JUNE IS 78.6
DEGREES. THE COOLEST JUNE ON RECORD AT AUGUSTA OCCURRED IN 1956 AND
1966 WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 74.0 DEGREES.
THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK FROM THE CLIMATE
PREDICTION CENTER (CPC) FOR THE MONTH OF JULY IS FORECASTING AROUND
A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE PRECIPITATION
OUTLOOK IS FORECASTING EQUAL CHANCES. THIS MEANS THAT THERE IS NO
CLEAR SIGNAL FOR ABOVE...BELOW OR NORMAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS FOR
THE MONTH.
HERE ARE THE PEAK WIND GUSTS FOR THE MONTH AT EACH STATION:
COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT............45 MPH ON THE 1ST
HAMILTON OWENS FIELD..............40 MPH ON THE 1ST
AUGUSTA REGIONAL BUSH FIELD.......38 MPH ON THE 4TH
ORANGEBURG COUNTY AIRPORT.........32 MPH ON THE 1ST
DANIEL FIELD AUGUSTA..............31 MPH ON THE 12TH
CHECKING SOME OF THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTALS FROM OUR COCORAHS
(COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RAIN...HAIL AND SNOW NETWORK)
OBSERVERS...MOST RECEIVED BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE
MONTH. THERE WERE SOME VERY IMPRESSIVE MONTHLY AMOUNTS OVER 7 INCHES
AT A FEW LOCATIONS.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHEST TOTALS RECORDED DURING THE MONTH:
SC-BW-3 (BARNWELL 1.2 WSW)........8.83 INCHES
SC-LN-10 (INDIAN LAND 4.7 S).......7.11 INCHES
SC-AK-10 (N. AUGUSTA 1.7 NNW)......7.04 INCHES
SC-AK-13 (N. AUGUSTA 3.3 N)........6.65 INCHES
SC-CD-10 (SUMMERTON 5.1 S).........6.43 INCHES
SC-CD-1 (SUMMERTON 8.4 SE)........6.08 INCHES
SC-ED-2 (TRENTON 6.3 SSW).........5.63 INCHES
GA-MD-1 (THOMSON 2.5 SE)..........5.45 INCHES
SC-LX-5 (LEXINGTON 1.5 WNW).......5.32 INCHES
SC-CA-7 (CAMERON 4.2 SE)..........5.22 INCHES
CHECKING SOME OF THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTALS FROM OUR COOPERATIVE
WEATHER OBSERVERS MANY LOCATIONS RECEIVED BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF
RAIN DURING THE MONTH. HOWEVER...SOME AREAS RECEIVED OVER 5 INCHES
OF RAIN FOR THE MONTH.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHEST TOTALS RECORDED DURING THE MONTH:
NEWBERRY (NWYS1)....................6.43 INCHES
ORANGEBURG 2 (ORBS1)................5.93 INCHES
MIDVILLE (MIDG1)....................5.83 INCHES
LUGOFF 2NE (LUGS1)..................5.75 INCHES
BATESBURG (BATS1)...................5.44 INCHES
LAKE GREENWOOD (CHPS1)..............5.31 INCHES
JOHNSTON 4SW (JOHS1)................5.28 INCHES
SPRINGFIELD (SPRS1).................5.27 INCHES
LITTLE MOUNTAIN (LIMS1).............5.21 INCHES
LONGTOWN (LNTS1)....................4.64 INCHES
RAINFALL TOTALS AT OFFICIAL NWS ASOS SITES FOR THE MONTH:
DANIEL FIELD AUGUSTA (DNL)..............5.69 INCHES
ORANGEBURG COUNTY AIRPORT (OGB).........4.22 INCHES
COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT (CAE)............4.18 INCHES
HAMILTON-OWENS AIRPORT COLUMBIA (CUB)...3.97 INCHES
AUGUSTA REGIONAL BUSH FIELD (AGS).......2.48 INCHES
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS...
ON THE 11TH...HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT PRODUCED LOCALIZED FLOODING IN
SOME AREAS OF THE MIDLANDS. HEAVY RAIN PRODUCED FLOODING IN THE
FLOOD PRONE AREA OF ROCKY BRANCH CREEK IN COLUMBIA. HEAVY RAIN ALSO
PRODUCED FLOODING ON A CREEK THAT RUNS THROUGH THE NEWBERRY COUNTRY
CLUB WASHING OUT SOME OF THE BRIDGES THROUGHOUT THE COURSE.
ON THE 13TH...A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION AND PRODUCED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN MIDLANDS. THE WERE REPORTS
OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL SUMTER AND CHESTERFIELD COUNTIES. THERE WERE
SEVERAL REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE. IN ORANGEBURG COUNTY...A TREE FELL
ON A HOME AND ANOTHER TREE FELL ON A BARN CAUSING MINOR TO MODERATE
DAMAGE.
ON THE 24TH...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS
KERSHAW COUNTY. THE AWOS (AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM) AT
WOODWARD FIELD IN CAMDEN REPORTED 2.01 INCHES OF RAIN IN 1 HOUR AND
40 MINUTES. THE HEAVY RAIN FLOODED CARS IN THE WALMART PARKING LOT
AND A SINK HOLE DEVELOPED ON KIRKLAND STREET.
ON THE 29TH-30TH...RECORD BREAKING HEAT WAVE DEVELOPS ACROSS THE
AREA. TEMPERATURES TOP THE CENTURY MARK ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDLANDS
AND CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE HIGH TEMPERATURES AND RECORDS BROKEN ON THE
29TH AND 30TH:
COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT (CAE)...
JUNE 29TH 109 (NEW ALL-TIME RECORD HIGH FOR THE COLUMBIA AREA...107
DEGREES WAS THE PREVIOUS ALL TIME HIGH RECORD)...(PREVIOUS DAILY
RECORD 103 IN 1926)
JUNE 30TH 109 (TIED NEW ALL-TIME RECORD FOR COLUMBIA)...(PREVIOUS
DAILY RECORD 103 IN 1959)
AUGUSTA REGIONAL BUSH FIELD (AGS)...
JUNE 29TH 106 (PREVIOUS DAILY RECORD 105 IN 1936)
JUNE 30TH 106 (PREVIOUS DAILY RECORD 103 IN 1998)
ORANGEBURG COUNTY AIRPORT...
JUNE 29TH 101
JUNE 30TH 103
HAMILTON-OWENS AIRPORT COLUMBIA (CUB)...
JUNE 29TH 110
JUNE 30TH 108
DANIEL FIELD AUGUSTA (DNL)...
JUNE 29TH 107
JUNE 30TH 107
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COOP OBSERVER REPORTS FOR THE 29TH:
JOHNSTON (JOHS1)................113 (PRELIMINARY...MAY BE TIED FOR A
NEW STATE RECORD...UNDER REVIEW WITH THE SC STATE CLIMATE OFFICE)
COLUMBIA UNIV OF SC (UCS1)......113 (PRELIMINARY...MAY BE TIED FOR A
NEW STATE RECORD...UNDER REVIEW WITH THE SC STATE CLIMATE OFFICE)
SALUDA FILTER PLANT (SADS1).....109
SANDHILL EXP. STATION (SAHS1)...109
MCCORMICK (MCCS1)...............108
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COOP OBSERVER REPORTS FOR THE 30TH:
JOHNSTON (JOHS1)................111
SALUDA FILTER PLANT (SADS1).....109
CLARKS HILL (CHDS1).............108
BARNWELL (BNLS1)................107
MCCORMICK (MCCS1)...............107
CEDAR CREEK (BLYS1).............106
LITTLE MOUNTAIN (LIMS1).........106
TEMPERATURES...
RECORD DAILY TEMPERATURES FOR MARCH 2012 FOR COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN
AIRPORT (CAE) AND AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD (AGS):
AT COLUMBIA...
ON THE 29TH...BROKE THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF 103
DEGREES SET IN 1936. ALSO BROKE THE ALL TIME RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE
FOR COLUMBIA OF 107 DEGREES. THE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURE WAS 109
DEGREES.
ON THE 30TH...BROKE THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF 103
DEGREES SET IN 1959. ALSO TIED THE NEW ALL TIME RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURE OF 109 DEGREES SET ON JUNE 29TH. THE AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURE WAS ONCE AGAIN 109 DEGREES.
AT AUGUSTA...
ON THE 17TH...TIED THE RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF 55
DEGREES. ALSO SET IN 1979.
ON THE 26TH...TIED THE RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF 59
DEGREES. ALSO SET IN 1974.
ON THE 27TH...BROKE THE RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF 61
DEGREES SET IN 1979. THE MORNING LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 56 DEGREES.
ON THE 29TH...BROKE THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF 105
DEGREES SET IN 1936. THE AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 105 DEGREES.
ON THE 30TH...BROKE THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE OF 103
DEGREES SET IN 1998. THE AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 105 DEGREES.
COLDEST TEMPERATURE OF THE MONTH
CAE 57 3RD
AGS 52 3RD
WARMEST TEMPERATURE OF THE MONTH
CAE 109 29TH AND 30TH
AGS 106 29TH AND 30TH
COLUMBIA SC METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (CAE) AVERAGE TEMPERATURE...
AVG HIGH/DEEP AVG LOW/DEEP AVG TEMP NORMAL DEPARTURE
JAN 2010 52.4/-2.7 29.6/-4.4 41.0 44.6 -3.6
FEB 51.8/-7.7 31.2/-5.1 41.5 47.9 -6.4
MAR 65.7/-1.7 41.1/-2.4 53.4 55.4 -2.0
APR 80.3/+4.6 51.3/+0.6 65.8 63.2 +2.6
MAY 86.6/+3.5 65.3/+5.3 76.0 71.6 +4.4
JUN 94.6/+5.5 72.8/+4.9 83.7 78.5 +5.2
JUL 95.1/+3.0 73.7/+1.9 84.4 82.0 +2.4
AUG 92.3/+2.3 74.6/+4.6 83.5 80.3 +3.2
SEP 91.3/+6.5 66.6/+2.0 78.9 74.7 +4.2
OCT 79.8/+4.0 51.2/-0.3 65.5 63.7 +1.8
NOV 68.3/+1.6 41.9/-0.7 55.1 54.7 +0.4
DEC 51.1/-6.7 28.2/-7.9 39.6 47.0 -7.4
ANNUAL 75.8/+0.5 52.3/+0.7 64.0 63.6 +0.4
JAN 2011 52.7/-2.4 30.7/-5.5 41.7 44.6 -2.9
FEB 64.6/+5.1 39.7/+3.4 52.2 47.9 +4.3
MAR 68.6/+1.2 45.7/+2.2 57.1 55.4 +1.7
APR 80.9/+5.2 54.6/+3.9 67.8 63.2 +4.6
MAY 85.5/+2.4 62.8/+2.8 74.2 71.6 +2.6
JUN 95.2/+6.1 71.4/+3.5 83.3 78.5 +4.8
JUL 96.4/+3.7 74.6/+3.0 85.5 82.2 +3.3
AUG 94.5/+3.8 73.0/+2.0 83.8 80.8 +3.0
SEP 86.9/+1.7 65.9/+1.7 76.4 74.7 +1.7
OCT 74.7/-1.4 49.3/-2.8 62.0 64.1 -2.1
NOV 69.2/+1.9 42.1/-0.2 55.6 54.8 +0.8
DEC 64.4/+6.2 38.7/+3.4 51.5 46.7 +4.8
ANNUAL 77.8/+2.3 54.0/+1.6 65.9 63.9 +2.0
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
AUGUSTA GA BUSH FIELD (AGS) AVERAGE TEMPERATURE...
AVG HIGH/DEEP AVG LOW/DEEP AVG TEMP NORMAL DEPARTURE
JAN 2010 53.9/-2.6 29.5/-3.6 41.7 44.8 -3.1
FEB 53.6/-7.7 30.6/-4.9 42.1 48.4 -6.3
MAR 66.0/-3.2 39.5/-3.0 52.8 55.9 -3.1
APR 80.9/+4.2 47.7/+0.4 64.3 62.4 +1.9
MAY 86.9/+3.0 61.4/+4.2 74.2 70.5 +3.7
JUN 95.9/+6.3 69.6/+4.2 82.8 77.5 +5.3
JUL 95.8/+3.8 71.5/+1.9 83.6 80.8 +2.8
AUG 92.4/+2.2 72.2/+4.3 82.3 79.3 +3.0
SEP 91.5/+6.2 61.9/-0.5 76.7 73.8 +2.9
OCT 81.1/+4.6 47.3/-2.3 64.2 63.1 +1.1
NOV 70.1/+2.3 39.7/-1.2 54.9 54.4 +0.5
DEC 52.9/-6.2 26.0/-8.7 39.4 46.9 -7.5
ANNUAL 76.8/+1.1 49.7/-1.0 63.2 63.2 0.0
JAN 2011 54.1/-2.4 29.2/-3.9 41.7 44.8 -3.1
FEB 65.9/+4.6 36.9/+1.4 51.4 48.4 +3.0
MAR 71.4/+2.2 43.9/+1.4 57.6 55.9 +1.7
APR 82.6/+5.9 51.6/+3.5 67.1 62.4 +4.7
MAY 86.7/+2.8 57.7/+0.5 72.2 70.5 +1.7
JUN 96.2/+6.6 67.9/+2.5 82.0 77.5 +4.5
JUL 97.3/+3.9 71.8/+2.0 84.6 81.6 +3.0
AUG 97.7/+5.9 71.0/+1.7 84.4 80.5 +3.9
SEP 88.8/+2.1 62.7/+0.1 75.7 74.6 +1.1
OCT 75.4/-2.3 46.4/-4.6 60.9 64.4 -3.5
NOV 70.6/+1.5 39.9/-1.5 55.3 55.2 -0.1
DEC 64.7/+4.7 36.8/+2.3 50.7 47.2 +3.5
ANNUAL 79.3/+2.4 51.3/+0.3 65.3 63.9 +1.4
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
PRECIPITATION...
COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT PRECIPITATION...
TOTAL NORMAL DIFFERENCE
(INCHES)
JANUARY 2010 3.18 4.66 -1.48
FEBRUARY 2.88 3.84 -0.96
MARCH 2.34 4.59 -2.25
APRIL 0.91 2.98 -2.07
MAY 2.10 3.17 -1.07
JUNE 4.20 4.99 -0.79
JULY 7.70 5.54 +2.16
AUGUST 5.56 5.41 +0.15
SEPTEMBER 1.94 3.94 -2.00
OCTOBER 1.83 2.89 -1.06
NOVEMBER 1.46 2.88 -1.42
DECEMBER 1.40 3.38 -1.98
ANNUAL 35.50 48.27 -12.77
JANUARY 2011 1.70 4.66 -2.96
FEBRUARY 4.21 3.84 +0.37
MARCH 4.00 4.59 -0.59
APRIL 2.76 2.98 -0.22
MAY 2.74 3.17 -0.43
JUNE 2.87 4.99 -2.12
JULY 6.17 5.46 +0.71
AUGUST 4.01 5.26 -1.25
SEPTEMBER 3.36 3.54 -0.18
OCTOBER 2.01 3.17 -1.16
NOVEMBER 1.68 2.74 -1.06
DECEMBER 1.11 3.22 -2.11
ANNUAL 36.62 44.59 -7.97
JANUARY 2012 1.76 3.58 -1.82
FEBRUARY 2.46 3.61 -1.15
MARCH 2.21 3.73 -1.52
APRIL 2.28 2.62 -0.34
MAY 4.71 2.97 +1.74
JUNE 4.18 4.69 -0.51
AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD PRECIPITATION...
TOTAL NORMAL DIFFERENCE
(INCHES)
JANUARY 2010 5.39 4.50 +0.89
FEBRUARY 2.37 4.11 -1.74
MARCH 3.20 4.61 -1.41
APRIL 1.20 2.94 -1.74
MAY 1.36 3.07 -1.71
JUNE 2.19 4.19 -2.00
JULY 5.86 4.07 +1.79
AUGUST 2.04 4.48 -2.44
SEPTEMBER 1.89 3.59 -1.70
OCTOBER 0.67 3.20 -2.53
NOVEMBER 1.30 2.68 -1.38
DECEMBER 1.17 3.14 -1.97
ANNUAL 28.61 44.58 -15.97
JANUARY 2011 2.11 4.50 -2.39
FEBRUARY 4.31 4.11 +0.20
MARCH 5.45 4.61 +0.84
APRIL 1.93 2.94 -1.01
MAY 2.50 3.07 -0.57
JUNE 1.98 4.19 -2.21
JULY 4.05 4.33 -0.28
AUGUST 1.16 4.32 -3.16
SEPTEMBER 1.56 3.22 -1.66
OCTOBER 1.47 3.27 -1.80
NOVEMBER 1.63 2.82 -1.19
DECEMBER 1.28 3.39 -2.11
ANNUAL 29.43 43.57 -14.14
JANUARY 2012 1.40 3.91 -2.51
FEBRUARY 1.12 3.92 -2.80
MARCH 2.28 4.18 -1.90
APRIL 1.45 2.84 -1.39
MAY 4.56 2.65 +1.91
JUNE 2.48 4.72 -2.24
.NOTE...
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
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