WEEKLY SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER 2007
November 26 - December 2, 2007
WEATHER SUMMARY:
Monday morning's warm front caused the formation of dense fog for much of inland South Carolina. During the day, several areas of convective thundershowers developed with a few sites across the upstate receiving brief periods of heavy rain. Accelerated leaf drop was observed as a result of the wet foliage and wind into Tuesday. For the remainder of the week, streaming cirrus clouds meandered southwest to northeast over the state dividing cold air to the north and mild air to the south. Light showers occasionally formed but amounts were generally less than one tenth of an inch. Charleston recorded its driest November of recordkeeping. The state average temperature for the period was one degree above normal.
The highest official temperature reported was 80 degrees at Georgetown AP, Jamestown, and Givhans on November 26. The lowest official temperature reported was 23 degrees at Cheraw on the morning of December 1. The heaviest 24-hour rainfall reported was 0.66 inches at Table Rock ending at 7:00 a.m. November 27. The state average rainfall for the period was 0.1 inches.
PRECIPITATION:
Precipitation
Weekly Jan 1 Deviation
Total Total From Avg
Greer 0.46 25.93 -20.7
Columbia 0.07 25.70 -19.4
Orangeburg 0.16 33.00 -12.1
Charlotte, NC 0.05 24.37 -16.2
Augusta, GA 0.10 26.37 -15.3
Florence 0.21 30.86 -10.6
N Myrtle Beach 0.01 30.47 -12.0
Charleston 0.03 37.68 -10.8
Savannah, GA 0.05 40.52 -6.4
Weekly rainfall totals ending midnight Sunday.
SOIL:
4-inch depth average soil temperature: Columbia 58 degrees.
RIVERS AND SURF:
South Carolina river stages were below normal. Ocean water temperatures at S Capers Island were reported at 60 degrees.
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