South Carolina Current Drought Status

State Climate Office                
NEWS RELEASE         
May 22, 2017

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources will conduct a South Carolina Drought Response Committee Conference Call on Tuesday, June 6, 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: Tuesday, June 6, 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: 227311 followed by the # key

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 April 6, 2017

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
Incipient
ALLENDALE
Normal
ANDERSON
Severe
BAMBERG
Normal
BARNWELL
Incipient
BEAUFORT
Normal
BERKELEY
Normal
CALHOUN
Normal
CHARLESTON
Normal
CHEROKEE
Moderate
CHESTER
Moderate
CHESTERFIELD
Incipient
CLARENDON
Normal
COLLETON
Normal
DARLINGTON
Incipient
DILLON
Incipient
DORCHESTER
Normal
EDGEFIELD
Incipient
FAIRFIELD
Moderate
FLORENCE
Incipient
GEORGETOWN
Incipient
GREENVILLE
Moderate
GREENWOOD
Moderate
HAMPTON
Normal
HORRY
Incipient
JASPER
Normal
KERSHAW
Incipient
LANCASTER
Incipient
LAURENS
Moderate
LEE
Incipient
LEXINGTON
Normal
MARION
Incipient
MARLBORO
Incipient
MCCORMICK
Moderate
NEWBERRY
Moderate
OCONEE
Severe
ORANGEBURG
Normal
PICKENS
Severe
RICHLAND
Normal
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.