A Canadian airmass spread over South Carolina on Monday. The National Weather Service in Greer reported a peak barometric pressure of 30.58 inches. Strong onshore winds produced coastal flooding during the time of high tides from Georgetown County southward to the Savannah River. Northeast winds at Hilton Head AP gusted to 36 mph. Early morning temperatures Tuesday fell below 32 degrees upstate and at the usual cold pockets. Several rural sites across the Midlands observed their season's first frost. Afternoon high temperatures on Thursday and Friday warmed to near 80 degrees. A secondary arrival of cool and dry air entered the state over the weekend. At 2:53 p.m. Sunday, the National Weather Service in Greer noted a relative humidity value of 19% under clear, blue skies. The state average temperature for the period was one degree below normal.
The highest official temperature reported was 83 degrees at Summerville and Givhans on November 1. The lowest official temperature reported was 27 degrees at Hunts Bridge on the morning of October 30. The state average rainfall for the period was 0.0 inches.
Precipitation
Weekly Jan 1 Deviation
Total Total From Avg
Greer 0.00 25.04 -18.0
Columbia 0.00 25.23 -17.1
Orangeburg 0.00 32.75 -9.6
Charlotte, NC 0.00 23.90 -13.6
Augusta, GA 0.00 25.96 -13.2
Florence 0.00 30.63 -8.4
N Myrtle Beach 0.00 30.12 -9.5
Charleston 0.00 37.63 -8.3
Savannah, GA 0.00 40.47 -4.2
Weekly rainfall totals ending midnight Sunday.
4-inch depth average soil temperature: Columbia 66 degrees.
South Carolina river stages were below normal. Ocean water temperatures at S Capers Island were reported at 66 degrees.
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