SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER AND CLIMATE

April 6-13, 1998


WEATHER SUMMARY

Mild, mostly sunny weather was observed on Monday and Tuesday. Cloudy conditions with afternoon thunderstorms occurred on Wednesday. Severe weather, in the form of heavy rains, hail and high winds was reported Wednesday night and into Thursday morning. Hardeeville, in Jasper County, reported light damage from a tornado at 6:25 a.m. on Thursday. High pressure followed the storms and provided sunny, cooler afternoons over the Easter weekend. A few sheltered upstate sites noted morning low temperatures on Sunday in the low to mid 30's. Statewide temperatures for the week averaged near normal.

PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURE DATA

The maximum observed temperature was 83 degrees on April 9 at Myrtle Beach and Edisto Beach. The minimum observed temperature was 30 degrees at Salem on the morning of April 11. The heaviest official 24-hour rainfall was recorded at Aiken with 3.20" ending at 7:00 a.m. on April 9. Statewide rainfall for the period averaged 1.6 inches.

               Precipitation
               Period     1998       Deviation*      Temperature
Location       Total      Total      From Avg.      Maximum Minimum   
Greer           2.42      22.0       6.5A           79        39
Charlotte, NC   2.15      16.4       3.3A           84        42 
Columbia        1.35      20.4       5.6A           81        39    
Florence FAA    1.03      19.6       7.5A           80        37   
Blackville      1.16      21.8       7.7A           82        41 
Augusta, GA     1.00      24.1       9.7A           81        39
Beaufort        1.57      25.8      13.5A           82        47 
Charleston      1.24      26.3      14.1A           82        42
Myrtle Beach    2.10      27.0      13.7A           83        45
*A=Above, B=Below                                                               
Note: Weekly rainfall amounts are for the prior 24-hrs ending 7:00 a.m. Monday through ending 7:00 a.m. Sunday

ENERGY DEMAND AND AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY

                Degree Days      
                  Actual  
               April 1-12  
              Cooling   Heating             
Columbia         10       45
Charleston       26       35 
Greenville        7       85    
Temperatures are expected to average near to above normal for the week. Rainfall is expected to be near normal.
The Sandhill Research and Education Center in north Columbia reports an average 4-inch depth soil temperature of 64 degrees.

RIVERS AND SURF

Rivers are above normal.
Surf temperatures at Myrtle Beach and Savannah will average around 61 degrees.


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