SW DQ-293 Snow on Myrtle Beach .... a rare sight

Myrtle Beach is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in South Carolina. It is situated on the centre of a large and continuous stretch of beach known as the Grand Strand in north-eastern South Carolina.

Myrtle Beach is one of the major centres of tourism in the United States because of the city's warm subtropical climate and extensive beaches, attracting an estimated 14 million visitors each spring/summer/autumn.  The population of the city is more than 28,000 with the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area population at about 470,000.

The city enjoys abundant sunshine year-round with more than 2,800 hours annually. The summer season is long, hot, and humid in Myrtle Beach. The coastal location of Myrtle Beach mitigates summer heat somewhat compared to inland areas of South Carolina. Myrtle Beach has mostly mild winters of short duration: Average daytime highs range from 57 to 61 °F (14 – 16 °C) and night-time lows are in the 36 to 38 °F (2 – 3 °C) from December through February. Snowfall is very rare in Myrtle Beach although a few times every decade a trace of snow might fall. In February 2010, a rare 2.8 inches of snow fell in Myrtle Beach and most recently on February 16, 2013 after a rare storm mixing snow and rain with the snow falling after the rain.

 

This postcard came from Dora S. (17 September 2014) Swap-bot.