South Carolina, 2012Heat in South Carolina, June 29 to 30, 2012
June 29 to 30, 2012 · NWS ILM · 10 events in 10 counties and zones
High temperatures combined with high dewpoints produced heat indices over 110 degrees.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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.
High temperatures combined with high dewpoints produced heat indices over 110 degrees.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 29, 9:49 AM EST, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 9:49 AM EST, 2 hours 11 minutes before
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</html>Heat, Coastal Georgetown
- When
- June 29, 12:00 PM EST to June 30, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Georgetown forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.413, -79.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Northwest flow aloft and southwest flow at the surface produced excessive heat at the end of June. The heat index went over 110 degrees beginning the afternoon of June 29th, continuing through the next day. The highest heat index noted was near 120 degrees. There were no reports of heat related illnesses or fatalities.
Heat, Coastal Horry
- When
- June 29, 12:00 PM EST to June 30, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Horry forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.905, -78.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Northwest flow aloft and southwest flow at the surface produced excessive heat at the end of June. The heat index went over 110 degrees beginning the afternoon of June 29th, continuing through the next day. The highest heat index noted was near 120 degrees. There were no reports of heat related illnesses or fatalities.
Heat, Darlington
- When
- June 29, 12:00 PM EST to June 30, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Darlington forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 34.332, -79.958 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Northwest flow aloft and southwest flow at the surface produced excessive heat at the end of June. The heat index went over 110 degrees beginning the afternoon of June 29th, continuing through the next day. The highest heat index noted was near 120 degrees. There were no reports of heat related illnesses or fatalities.
Heat, Dillon
- When
- June 29, 12:00 PM EST to June 30, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Dillon forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 34.392, -79.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Northwest flow aloft and southwest flow at the surface produced excessive heat at the end of June. The heat index went over 110 degrees beginning the afternoon of June 29th, continuing through the next day. The highest heat index noted was near 120 degrees. There were no reports of heat related illnesses or fatalities.
Heat, Florence
- When
- June 29, 12:00 PM EST to June 30, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Florence forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 34.024, -79.703 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Northwest flow aloft and southwest flow at the surface produced excessive heat at the end of June. The heat index went over 110 degrees beginning the afternoon of June 29th, continuing through the next day. The highest heat index noted was near 120 degrees. There were no reports of heat related illnesses or fatalities.
Heat, Inland Georgetown
- When
- June 29, 12:00 PM EST to June 30, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Inland Georgetown forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.413, -79.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Northwest flow aloft and southwest flow at the surface produced excessive heat at the end of June. The heat index went over 110 degrees beginning the afternoon of June 29th, continuing through the next day. The highest heat index noted was near 120 degrees. There were no reports of heat related illnesses or fatalities.
Heat, Inland Horry
- When
- June 29, 12:00 PM EST to June 30, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Inland Horry forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
Northwest flow aloft and southwest flow at the surface produced excessive heat at the end of June. The heat index went over 110 degrees beginning the afternoon of June 29th, continuing through the next day. The highest heat index noted was near 120 degrees. There were no reports of heat related illnesses or fatalities.
Heat, Marion
- When
- June 29, 12:00 PM EST to June 30, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 34.080, -79.362 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Northwest flow aloft and southwest flow at the surface produced excessive heat at the end of June. The heat index went over 110 degrees beginning the afternoon of June 29th, continuing through the next day. The highest heat index noted was near 120 degrees. There were no reports of heat related illnesses or fatalities.
Heat, Marlboro
- When
- June 29, 12:00 PM EST to June 30, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marlboro forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 34.602, -79.679 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Northwest flow aloft and southwest flow at the surface produced excessive heat at the end of June. The heat index went over 110 degrees beginning the afternoon of June 29th, continuing through the next day. The highest heat index noted was near 120 degrees. There were no reports of heat related illnesses or fatalities.
Heat, Williamsburg
- When
- June 29, 12:00 PM EST to June 30, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Williamsburg forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.620, -79.728 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Northwest flow aloft and southwest flow at the surface produced excessive heat at the end of June. The heat index went over 110 degrees beginning the afternoon of June 29th, continuing through the next day. The highest heat index noted was near 120 degrees. There were no reports of heat related illnesses or fatalities.
- 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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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 390913, 390914, 390915, 390916, 390918, 390919, 390921, 390923, 390925, 390926.