Excessive Heat in North Carolina

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227

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Excessive Heat in North Carolina, July 27, 202521 eventsAn anomalously strong high over the southeastern United States produced very hot and humid conditions during the day with an extreme heat warning over eastern sections of central North Carolina.
• Excessive Heat in North Carolina, July 28, 202521 eventsAn anomalously strong high over the deep south of the United States produced very hot and humid conditions during the day with an extreme heat warning over eastern sections of central North Carolina.
• Excessive Heat in North Carolina, July 26, 202521 eventsAn anomalously strong high over the southeastern United States produced very hot and humid conditions during the day with an extreme heat warning over eastern sections of central North Carolina.
• Excessive Heat in North Carolina, June 24, 202519 eventsAn anomalously strong high over the southern Appalachians produced very hot and humid conditions during the day with an extreme heat warning. Heat indices were as high as 115 degrees across the eastern Piedmont, Coastal Plain, and Sandhills of central North Carolina.
• Excessive Heat in North Carolina, June 25, 202519 eventsAn anomalously strong high over eastern Tennessee produced very hot and humid conditions during the day with an extreme heat warning. Heat indices were as high as 115 degrees across the eastern Piedmont, Coastal Plain, and Sandhills of central North Carolina.
• Excessive Heat in North Carolina, June 24 to 25, 202519 eventsExtreme heat due to a combination of hot temperatures and high dewpoints led to heat indices peaking above 105 degrees for much of Eastern NC the last week of June, centered on June 24th through June 25th, when peak heat indices reached as high as 110 to 115 degrees.
• Excessive Heat in North Carolina, July 15, 202418 eventsA very hot airmass with temperatures well into the 90s combined with extremely high dewpoints in the upper 70s to low 80s to produce excessively high heat indices generally between 110 and 115 degrees during the daytime hours.
• Excessive Heat in North Carolina, August 15, 202317 eventsA three-day heatwave ended with excessive heat being observed across Eastern NC. The heatwave began on Sunday, August 13th, with heat indices of 105 to 100 degrees. This pattern continued on Monday, August 14th with similar values.
• Excessive Heat in North Carolina, July 26 to 28, 202515 eventsExtreme heat due to a combination of hot temperatures and high dewpoints led to heat indices peaking above 105 degrees for much of interior Eastern NC the last week of July, centered on July 26th through July 28th, when peak heat indices reached as high as 110 to 115 degrees.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in North Carolina, July 1, 201211 eventsOppressive heat continued the first day of July, with Charlotte-Douglas International Airport tying it’s all time record high temperature of 104 degrees for a 3rd consecutive day.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in North Carolina, June 29 to 30, 201211 eventsA very hot and humid airmass that spent several days building west of the Appalachians finally made it east of the mountains, bringing very hot conditions to foothills and Piedmont of North Carolina.
• Excessive Heat in North Carolina, July 21 to 23, 201110 eventsAn extended period of excessive heat and humidity occurred across most of northeast North Carolina from July 21st to July 23rd. High temperatures ranged from 96 to 103 degrees during the afternoons, with heat index values ranging from 110 to 119.
• Excessive Heat in North Carolina, September 3, 20209 eventsIntense heat and humidity combined to produce heat index values of 110 degrees or higher during the afternoon hours of September 2nd and 3rd.
• Excessive Heat in North Carolina, June 23 to 25, 20259 eventsA prolonged heatwave impacted portions of northeast North Carolina over the course of three days from June 23 to 25. Each day, heat indices reached 105-115 degrees with high temperatures in the upper 90s to around 100 degrees and dew points in the upper 70s.
• Excessive Heat and Astronomical Low Tide in North Carolina, July 27, 20259 eventsA heatwave impacted northeast North Carolina on July 27. Heat indices reached 110-115 degrees with high temperatures in the mid to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 70s to lower 80s.
• Excessive Heat in North Carolina, July 16, 20248 eventsA very hot airmass continued with temperatures well into the 90s combined with extremely high dewpoints in the upper 70s to low 80s to produce excessively high heat indices generally between 110 and 115 degrees during the daytime hours.
• Excessive Heat in North Carolina, July 21, 20194 eventsAn extended heat wave came to an end when heat index values reached as high as 110 to 115 degrees on July 21.
• Excessive Heat in North Carolina, September 2, 20204 eventsIntense heat and humidity combined to produce heat index values of 110 degrees or higher during the afternoon hours of September 2nd and 3rd.
• Excessive Heat in North Carolina, July 13, 20193 eventsThe beginning of a prolonged heat wave brought heat index values of 105 to 115 degree for much of Eastern North Carolina during the middle part of July. July 13 was particularly hot and humid with some area heat indices reaching 110 to 115 degrees.

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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.