Heat in Georgia

Events

916

Deaths

17

Injuries

3

Damage

None recorded

• Heat in Georgia, July 20 to 31, 19992 deaths · 94 eventsHigh temperatures in the 90s to low 100s combined with high relative humidities to produce heat indices of 100 to 110 degrees over north and central Georgia the last 10 days or so of July. Only on the 24th was there any significant rainfall during this stretch.
• Heat in Georgia, July 23 to 24, 20102 deaths · 1 eventA strong subtropical upper ridge persisted across the south central and southeast U.S. for several days from July 20th through July 28th.
• Heat in Georgia, August 4, 20162 deaths · 1 eventVery hot and humid conditions persisted throughout the month of August.
• Heat in Georgia, September 30, 20192 deaths · 1 eventA period of unseasonably warm temperatures occurred in late September across much of southeast Georgia.
• Heat in Georgia, July 31, 20222 deaths · 1 eventAbove normal temperatures and elevated dew points resulted in a period of very warm and humid conditions across southeast Georgia in late July. The Statesboro-Bulloch County Airport (KTBR) observed max heat index values in the upper 90s during the late July period.
• Flash Flooding and Heat in Georgia, July 26, 20101 death · 2 injured · $1.4 million · 1.5 in hail · 25 eventsA hot, very moist, tropical air mass remained in place across the region. The persistent subtropical ridge had shifted just to the southeast of Georgia. A cold front was near the Georgia-Tennessee border.
• Heat in Georgia, August 1, 19991 death · 3 injured · 2 eventsMore than a week of high temperatures between 95 and 105 degrees combined with high humidity, caused heat stress related injuries and a death.
• Heat and Hail in Georgia, August 1, 19991 death · $1,000 · 0.75 in hail · 3 eventsA 14 year old quadriplegic boy died of heat stroke. Electricity had been turned off 2 days earlier to the house his family had just moved into and the utility company was unaware of the move.
• Heat and Lightning Strike in Georgia, August 8, 19991 death · $10,000 · 2 eventsA 75 year old woman was found dead of heat stroke, after going to bed with her fan and window air conditioning unit turned off.
• Heat in Georgia, July 31, 20061 death · 1 eventThe Rockdale Citizen and all of the major broadcast networks in Atlanta reported that a 15-year old high school football player died of heat exhaustion the day after an afternoon workout at the Rockdale County High School in Conyers.
• Heat in Georgia, August 5, 20161 death · 1 eventVery hot and humid conditions persisted throughout the month of August.
• Heat in Georgia, July 26, 20161 death · 1 eventVery hot and humid conditions persist across North and Central Georgia.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Georgia, June 29 to 30, 2012111 eventsThe strong upper level ridge responsible for record-breaking heat across the Plains and Midwest slid toward the Southeast on the 28th.
• Heat in Georgia, November 1 to 30, 200197 eventsUnseasonably warm conditions prevailed across all of north and central Georgia throughout the month. Monthly average temperatures of 55.7 (deg. F) to 62.8 averaged some 5 to 10 degrees above normal.
• Heat in Georgia, December 1 to 23, 200197 eventsUnseasonably warm temperatures prevailed across north and central Georgia throughout much of December. Only after a strong cold front moved through on the 23rd did temperatures drop to seasonal and below seasonal levels.
• Heat in Georgia, January 24 to 31, 200297 eventsUnseasonably warm temperatures prevailed across all of north and central Georgia during the last week of the month.
• Heat in Georgia, March 15 to 21, 200297 eventsUnseasonably warm temperatures prevailed across north and central for several days as a summer like ridge of high pressure aloft and a Bermuda like surface high pressure system dominated the southeastern United States.
• Heat in Georgia, April 16 to 22, 200297 eventsUnseasonably warm conditions prevailed across north and central Georgia for several consecutive days as a summerlike ridge of high pressure, centered in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and a Bermuda surface high pressure system dominated the southeastern United States.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Georgia, July 1, 201297 eventsThe record-breaking heat wave that started across Georgia in late June continued into the beginning of July.
• Heat in Georgia, August 1 to 21, 199994 eventsExcessive heat that began the last 10 days of July continued through the first 3 weeks of August. Near record or record high temperatures were in the mid to upper 90s to as high as 102 degrees over north and central Georgia.
• Heat in Georgia, August 1 to 31, 199917 eventsOppressive heat and humidity gripped southeastern Georgia in August due to an area of upper level high pressure which stalled across the southern U.S.
• Heat in Georgia, June 1 to 30, 199616 eventsBelow normal rainfall continued through June along with hot and humid temperatures. The hot and dry conditions were significantly impacting agricultural operations across southeast Georgia.
• Heat in Georgia, July 27 to 28, 200516 eventsAn upper ridge of high pressure settled over the region bringing extreme heat to portions of southeast Georgia.
• Heat in Georgia, August 1 to 5, 200616 eventsIntense heat wave began on August 1st and lasted through the 5th. Heat advisories and excessive heat warnings were issued throughout this period. During the peak afternoon hours, heat indices across the region averaged between 105 and 115 degrees.
• Heat in Georgia, June 1 to 30, 199815 eventsTemperatures were well into the 90s and occasionally exceeded 100 degrees throughout the month with heat indices near 110 degrees on several days. Rainfall was well below normal across southeast Georgia which caused the area to approach the incipient drought stage.

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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 2026-09-24.