Much Needed Rain Falls, But Drought Situation Continues

...MUCH NEEDED RAIN FALLS ACROSS DROUGHT STRICKEN AREAS OF THE
LOWCOUNTRY AND COASTAL EMPIRE...

1.26 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT THE CHARLESTON AIRPORT ON SUNDAY
FEBRUARY 19TH. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME MORE THAN ONE INCH OF RAIN
HAS OCCURRED IN ONE DAY AT THE CHARLESTON AIRPORT SINCE AUGUST 13
2011. IN SAVANNAH...THE DAILY RAINFALL FOR SUNDAY WAS 1.29 INCHES.
THIS IS THE FIRST DAILY RAINFALL GREATER THAN ONE INCH SINCE OCTOBER
10 2011.

HERE ARE SELECTED RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA DURING FEBRUARY 18-19 2012.

...SOUTH CAROLINA...

CHARLESTON 4.2 SE.............. 4.26
CHARLESTON 5.4 SSE............. 2.80
CHARLESTON 4.6 SSE............. 2.71
CHARLESTON 5.1 SE.............. 2.70
BLUFFTON 2.9 ENE............... 2.49
VARNVILLE 6.7 SW............... 2.44
MONCKS CORNER 7.2 SW........... 2.36
MOUNT PLEASANT 1.6 S........... 2.28
REEVESVILLE 1 SSE.............. 2.28
JOHNS ISLAND 9 SE.............. 2.23
BLUFFTON 2.4 NNW............... 2.22
ESTILL 3.9 ENE................. 2.20
MOUNT PLEASANT /WCBD/.......... 2.18
MEGGETT 1.8 W.................. 2.15
MOUNT PLEASANT 1.9 SE.......... 2.13
WALTERBORO 3.0 NNW............. 2.12
MOUNT PLEASANT 1.4 SW.......... 2.11
CHARLESTON 6.8 W............... 2.10
HARDEEVILLE 6.5 SSE............ 2.09
CHARLESTON 5.7 NW.............. 2.06
HILTON HEAD 4 N................ 2.02
HARDEEVILLE 7 S................ 2.01
BEAUFORT MCAS.................. 1.98
CHARLESTON 6.4 NW.............. 1.95
FORT JOHNSON................... 1.95
LADSON 2.7 E................... 1.95
NORTH CHARLESTON 3.5 ESE....... 1.92
MOUNT PLEASANT 4.1 NE.......... 1.91
YEMASSEE 7.6 NE................ 1.88
CHARLESTON 7.2 NW.............. 1.87
HARDEEVILLE 13 S............... 1.87
LIMEHOUSE 4 SW................. 1.86
RIDGELAND 5.8 ESE.............. 1.85
BLUFFTON 6.2 WNW............... 1.85
NORTH CHARLESTON 1 W........... 1.84
MOUNT PLEASANT 1.6 WSW......... 1.83
WITHERBEE...................... 1.83
BEAUFORT 2 N................... 1.81
CHARLESTON AIRPORT............. 1.81
RIDGELAND 7.4 ENE.............. 1.81
CANADYS 0.4 NW................. 1.80
SUMMERVILLE 3.7 NW............. 1.80
HUGER 3 NNE.................... 1.79
HAMPTON 0.8 SW................. 1.74
BLUFFTON 5.1 NW................ 1.73
SUMMERVILLE 3.3 NE............. 1.72
CHARLESTON 2.8 NE.............. 1.72
SUMMERVILLE 3.8 NE............. 1.70
MCCLELLANVILLE 0.5 SE.......... 1.63
BLUFFTON 2.3 NNE............... 1.60
HUGER 5.5 SE................... 1.58
SEABROOK ISLAND 1.5 E.......... 1.57
HANAHAN 1.2 NNW................ 1.52
BRUNSON 1.6 SSW................ 1.47
GOOSE CREEK 4.6 WNW............ 1.44
GOOSE CREEK 4.1 WNW............ 1.36
BENNETTS POINT................. 1.32
SMOAKS 0.1 ESE................. 1.05


...GEORGIA...

METTER 1 E..................... 2.37
STATESBORO 2.2 N............... 2.14
GARDEN CITY 1.2 NNE............ 2.04
HINESVILLE 5 SE................ 1.89
PORT WENTWORTH 2.8 N........... 1.84
OLIVER 1 SW.................... 1.81
CHATHAM PARKWAY/I-16 /WTOC/.... 1.81
BELLVILLE 2.8 N................ 1.80
MIDWAY 3.8 NE.................. 1.76
GUYTON 1.9 S................... 1.75
POOLER 0.8 NNE................. 1.73
POOLER 1.2 NNE................. 1.72
MIDWAY 3.3 ENE................. 1.71
PORT WENTWORTH 2 NNE........... 1.70
REIDSVILLE..................... 1.68
SAVANNAH AIRPORT............... 1.68
ROCKY FORD..................... 1.65
RICHMOND HILL 0.5 NE........... 1.65
ISLE OF HOPE 1.1 NE............ 1.63
TYBEE ISLAND 0.8 SE............ 1.60
MIDWAY 2 S..................... 1.60
SKIDAWAY ISLAND 1.3 ENE........ 1.58
SAVANNAH 3.9 SSW............... 1.54
PORT WENTWORTH 6 N............. 1.53
MIDVILLE....................... 1.46
SKIDAWAY ISLAND 0.8 NE......... 1.45
HINESVILLE..................... 1.45
ELLABELL 7 SE.................. 1.44
FORT PULASKI................... 1.41
HUTCHINSON ISLAND.............. 1.39
EDEN........................... 1.36
RICHMOND HILL 3 NE............. 1.36
SKIDAWAY ISLAND 2.3 S.......... 1.29
SAVANNAH 4 SW.................. 1.23
HILLTONIA 4 N.................. 1.13
DARIEN 9.0 ENE................. 1.10
DARIEN 2.7 NE.................. 1.07
DARIEN 4.2 NNE................. 1.06
SAVANNAH 4 ENE................. 1.05
TOWNSEND 5.5 SE................ 1.04
BURTONS FERRY.................. 1.00
RICEBORO 11.8 SE............... 0.97
DARIEN 7 NNE................... 0.96
SAPELO ISLAND 2.3 NW........... 0.81
SAPELO ISLAND.................. 0.75
BLITCHTON 4 WSW................ 0.54

Despite the impressive rainfall totals, our area remains in a drought situation.  Most of the area falls under the worst two categories...extreme and exceptional.  The next chance of rain could come at the end of the work week.