South Carolina Current Drought Status

State Climate Office                
NEWS RELEASE          DNR News 803-667-0696
January 27, 2017

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources will conduct a South Carolina Drought Response Committee Conference Call on Thursday, February 2, 2017, at 10:00 AM. The purpose of the drought conference call is to evaluate the drought status statewide.

Contact South Carolina's State Climatologist, Dr. Hope Mizzell, at (803) 734-9568 or e-mail at mizzellh@dnr.sc.gov for more information.

Scheduled Conference Date: Thursday, February 2, 2017

Scheduled Start Time: 10:00 AM

Please choose the access number local to you:

803-726-9796

864-908-3279

843-737-7035

Participant Access Code: 977069#

DNR protects and manages South Carolina's natural resources by making wise and balanced decisions for the benefit of the State's natural resources and its people. Find out more about DNR at the DNR Web site.

South Carolina Drought Map for December 1, 2016

For previously issued drought statements see the archived status reports.

Table of all counties and drought status.
Drought Response Committee Meeting Sign-In sheet.

Drought Status Table

Current Drought Status by County
Normal Incipient Moderate Severe Extreme
County
Status
County
Status
County
Status
County
Status
County
Status
ABBEVILLE
Moderate
AIKEN
Moderate
ALLENDALE
Incipient
ANDERSON
Severe
BAMBERG
Incipient
BARNWELL
Moderate
BEAUFORT
Incipient
BERKELEY
Incipient
CALHOUN
Normal
CHARLESTON
Incipient
CHEROKEE
Moderate
CHESTER
Moderate
CHESTERFIELD
Normal
CLARENDON
Normal
COLLETON
Incipient
DARLINGTON
Normal
DILLON
Normal
DORCHESTER
Incipient
EDGEFIELD
Moderate
FAIRFIELD
Moderate
FLORENCE
Normal
GEORGETOWN
Normal
GREENVILLE
Moderate
GREENWOOD
Moderate
HAMPTON
Incipient
HORRY
Normal
JASPER
Incipient
KERSHAW
Incipient
LANCASTER
Incipient
LAURENS
Moderate
LEE
Normal
LEXINGTON
Incipient
MARION
Normal
MARLBORO
Normal
MCCORMICK
Moderate
NEWBERRY
Moderate
OCONEE
Severe
ORANGEBURG
Incipient
PICKENS
Severe
RICHLAND
Incipient
SALUDA
Moderate
SPARTANBURG
Moderate
SUMTER
Normal
UNION
Moderate
WILLIAMSBURG
Normal
YORK
Moderate


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Find out more about the State Climatology Office at https://www.dnr.sc.gov/climate/sco/ or by calling (803) 734-9100.