SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER AND CLIMATE

June 16 - 22, 2003

WEATHER SUMMARY

Hot, humid conditions were observed on Monday with strong thunderstorms reported that afternoon and evening. Flash flooding in Berkeley County was the result of heavy rainfalls. Additional flooding occurred on Thursday in Anderson and Pickens. A late season cold front on Friday helped clear the skies for the weekend and provided all day sunshine, cooler temperatures, and lower humidities. Several sites reported low temperatures in the 50's on both Saturday and Sunday mornings. The average statewide temperature for the period was two degrees below normal.

The highest temperature reported was 95 degrees at Pee Dee on June 16. The lowest temperature was 50 degrees at Lake Bowen on the morning of June 22. The heaviest official 24-hour rainfall reported was 4.69" at Clemson ending at 7:00 a.m. on June 19. The average statewide rainfall for the period was 2.1".

PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURE DATA

                Precipitation                     Temperature
                       Weekly   Jan 1  Deviation      Average  Average
                        Total   Total   From Avg      Maximum  Minimum  Average
         Greer           2.06    33.6        8.6           80       64       72 
      Columbia           3.94    31.5        8.8           80       63       71 
   Augusta, GA           3.13    33.9       11.5           87       66       76 
        Cheraw           1.29    26.6        4.4           84       65       75 
       Chester           1.50E   32.5        9.2           83       64       74 
      Johnston           3.04    29.8        5.4           88       67       78 
        Sumter           2.77    30.5        7.5           87       68       77       
	Clemson         4.89    36.6        9.4           84       64       74
      Florence           1.98    25.6        5.5           84       65       74
N Myrtle Beach           4.50    29.6       10.9           85       69       77 
     Allendale           1.40E   26.2        3.4           88       67       78 
    Charleston           2.92    26.9        5.0           86       70       78 
      Beaufort           1.65    30.7        9.6           88       72       80 


                       

Note: Weekly rainfall amounts are for the 24-hour period ending midnight Sunday.

SOIL

4 inch depth average soil temperature: Columbia 82 degrees.

RIVERS AND SURF

South Carolina river stages were near to above normal.
Surf temperatures at Myrtle Beach and Savannah will average around 80 degrees.