Here are the 10 driest years on record for Augusta:

If we receive anything less than 1.68 inches of rain through the end of the year, then 2007 will end up as the driest year on record for Augusta.

Weather records for Augusta go back to 1871, however, the weather station in Augusta changed locations many times between 1871 and 1949. Because of this, only records back to 1949 should really be considered.

Assuming we get normal rainfall for the month of December (3.14 inches), 2007 will still end up as the 4th driest year on record and the driest year since the weather station moved to Augusta Bush Field in 1949.

Augusta last received at least normal rainfall during the month of July.

The Climate Prediction Center continues to forecast a warm and dry winter as compared to average for much of the Southeast including most all of Georgia and South Carolina. These conditions are consistent with the La Nina phase of the El-Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) global weather cycle. ENSO describes the location of warmer than average water in the Pacific Ocean. The location of anomalously warm (and cold) water in the Pacific impacts weather across the globe.

Here is the current Winter Precipitation Forecast from the Climate Prediction Center: