Georgia, 1996

Heat in Georgia, June 1 to 30, 1996

June 1 to 30, 1996 · NWS CHS · 16 events in 16 counties and zones

Below normal rainfall continued through June along with hot and humid temperatures. The hot and dry conditions were significantly impacting agricultural operations across southeast Georgia.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Wind
  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.

Below normal rainfall continued through June along with hot and humid temperatures. The hot and dry conditions were significantly impacting agricultural operations across southeast Georgia.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

16 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Jenkins

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Jenkins forecast zone
Coordinates
32.793, -81.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Screven

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Screven forecast zone
Coordinates
32.751, -81.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Candler

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Candler forecast zone
Coordinates
32.403, -82.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Bulloch

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Bulloch forecast zone
Coordinates
32.397, -81.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Effingham

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Effingham forecast zone
Coordinates
32.367, -81.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Tattnall

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Tattnall forecast zone
Coordinates
32.046, -82.058 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Evans

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Evans forecast zone
Coordinates
32.157, -81.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Inland Bryan

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland Bryan forecast zone

Heat, Coastal Bryan

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal Bryan forecast zone

Heat, Inland Chatham

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland Chatham forecast zone

Heat, Coastal Chatham

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal Chatham forecast zone

Heat, Long

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Long forecast zone
Coordinates
31.753, -81.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Inland Liberty

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland Liberty forecast zone

Heat, Coastal Liberty

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal Liberty forecast zone

Heat, Inland McIntosh

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland McIntosh forecast zone

Heat, Coastal McIntosh

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal McIntosh forecast zone

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5555201, 5555202, 5555203, 5555204, 5555205, 5555206, 5555207, 5555208, 5555209, 5555210, 5555211, 5555212, 5555213, 5555214, 5555215, 5555216.