Record Rainfall this Summer

Record rainfall has been reported in several regions of South Carolina this summer, including those most affected by drought the past several years in the Upstate. State Climatologist Hope Mizzell reports that Walhalla is experiencing the wettest summer.  In the first half of June, Walhalla received 21.4 inches of rain, which is three times more than normal.  Mizzell says for many sites around the state, it is either their wettest summer or somewhere in the top 5 or 6 wettest summers on record.  She says many of the state’s lakes, streams, and rivers are above normal. However, while the state is no longer in a drought, Mizzell is concerned the rain has come too fast to make a complete recovery.