Mild, mostly sunny weather was observed Monday through Wednesday with a few locations reporting afternoon high temperatures near 80 degrees. A boundary of colder air and rain showers began a slow entrance over the high elevation counties Wednesday evening. Jocassee Dam received 1.48 inches of rain. Thanksgiving Thursday began with increasing clouds and scattered areas of rain. Sunny and colder conditions followed the cold front on Friday. Saturday morning temperatures fell below freezing for most of the state away from the coast. Mid-afternoon temperatures over the holiday weekend were reported in the 50's to around 60 degrees. The state average temperature for the period was three degrees above normal.
The highest official temperature reported was 81 degrees at Allendale on November 20. The lowest official temperature reported was 19 degrees at Lake Bowen on the morning of November 24. The heaviest 24-hour rainfall reported was 1.75 inches at Table Rock ending at 7:00 a.m. November 22. The state average rainfall for the period was 0.1 inches.
Precipitation
Weekly Jan 1 Deviation
Total Total From Avg
Greer 0.19 25.47 -20.3
Columbia 0.03 25.63 -18.8
Orangeburg 0.08 32.84 -11.6
Charlotte, NC 0.21 24.32 -15.5
Augusta, GA 0.30 26.27 -14.7
Florence 0.00 30.65 -10.2
N Myrtle Beach 0.25 30.46 -11.3
Charleston 0.02 37.65 -10.2
Savannah, GA 0.00 40.47 -5.9
Weekly rainfall totals ending midnight Sunday.
4-inch depth average soil temperature: Columbia 59 degrees.
South Carolina river stages were below normal. Ocean water temperatures at S Capers Island were reported at 61 degrees.
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