re: South Carolina's next 5 games...ridiculous

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Geography. You're close enough to the coast that you're always going to have 70% relative humidity. But you're far enough away that you don't get the coastal breeze.

The mountains to the west also impact the wind that can come from the west. As a result, Cola is still. And it has sandy soil that also absorbs moisture, plus you're nestled between three rivers. Trees are abundant, but palmettos dont get super tall, and provide little shade. It just stays hot and humid from April until early November.

I loved living in Columbia. Fantastic town. Sleepy in the summer, and it has great energy when students report in the fall. Loads to do, and no more than 2 hours away from anything you wanna see. Mountains? Two hours west. Beaches? Two hours east. City life? Two hours north. Middle of nowhere, rural paradise? 45 minutes in any direction.

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Much of this is correct, especially the part about the sand, but the main issue is combining all you said with the fact that its downwind of predominately westerly winds ascending down to a very low elevation a pretty good distance from the coast. The city is anywhere from 150-250 feet above sea level. Atlanta, while on almost the same latitude, is 1050 feet above sea level with no obstruction of cooler air from the north and west.