A statewide committee decided on Monday that, with the exception of Spartanburg County, all of South Carolina should remain drought-free. State drought committee members discussed that the weather pattern change that started August 1 came just in time, a much-needed break from the heat and the rain deficit. Daily maximum temperatures dropped by 20 degrees, with daytime highs struggling to reach the low-to-mid 70s. In the first four days of August, some South Carolina locations received between 3 and 7 inches of rainfall. The decision to move Spartanburg into incipient drought came from the director of the Spartanburg Water System. He explained that the drier-than-normal condition in July, coupled with the heat wave, resulted in increased water demand and significant……