Excessive Heat in South Carolina

Events

52

Deaths

4

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Excessive Heat and Heat in South Carolina, June 29 to 30, 20121 death · 12 eventsAn oppressively 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 upstate South Carolina.
• Excessive Heat in South Carolina, August 6, 20071 death · 1 eventExcessive heat pushing heat indicies over 100 degrees cause a fatality.
• Excessive Heat in South Carolina, October 7, 20091 death · 1 eventTemperatures reached the 90 degree mark which were well above normal for this time of year. A recruit from Ft. Jackson died from heatstroke as a result.
• Excessive Heat in South Carolina, May 3, 20241 death · 1 eventHot and humid conditions were observed across the region on this day. One fatality was reported, a young child locked in a vehicle.
• Excessive Heat in South Carolina, June 21, 20251 death · 1 eventOn the afternoon of June 21st, an upper ridge was over the TN Valley and southeastern states with relatively low precipitable water values (1-1.2 inches). High temperatures were in the lower to mid 90s.
• Excessive Heat and Hail in South Carolina, July 26, 20103 injured · $15,000 · 1 in hail · 23 eventsRecord heat across the area along with plenty of moisture produced heat index values between 115 and 125 degrees. Surface Based CAPE values reached as high as 6000-6500 j/kg with DCAPE values approaching 1500-1600 j/kg.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in South Carolina, July 1, 201212 eventsOppressive heat continued the first day of July over the Upstate, with Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport hitting an all-time record high temperature of 107 degrees. However, low dewpoints kept the heat index just below 110.
• Excessive Heat and Winter Weather in South Carolina, February 24, 201510 eventsA mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain pelted the Midlands and Pee Dee regions. Precipitation amounts were light with an inch or less of snow/sleet in the northern Midlands and Pee Dee with around an 1/8 inch of ice on elevated surfaces elsewhere in the Midlands.
• Excessive Heat in South Carolina, August 4, 20118 eventsA strong mid and upper level ridge produced large thickness values over the southeast. These thickness values supported afternoon high temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s inland and mid 90s along the coast.
• Excessive Heat and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 29, 2010$500 · 50 kt wind · 5 eventsAn unseasonably hot and humid airmass resulted in heat index values of 115 degrees or higher across much of coastal South Carolina. The sea breeze which pushed into the unstable airmass, managed to produce a few isolated thunderstorms despite a strong capping inversion in place.
• Excessive Heat in South Carolina, July 30, 20105 eventsAn unseasonably hot and humid airmass resulted in heat index values of 115 degrees or higher across much of coastal South Carolina and coastal Georgia.
• Excessive Heat in South Carolina, July 25, 20103 eventsAn expansive and deep layered ridge of high pressure extending across the southeast United States resulted in very hot and humid conditions across southern South Carolina and southeast Georgia, with heat index values in excess of 115 degrees in couple areas.
• Excessive Heat in South Carolina, July 31, 20113 eventsThe combination of hot temperatures and high levels of humidity, resulted in heat indices which met or surpassed Excessive Heat Warning criteria across portions of southern South Carolina and southeast Georgia.
• Excessive Heat in South Carolina, July 30, 20213 eventsUnder the influence of a strong ridge aloft, hot temperatures combined with high humidity levels to produce dangerous heat indices across southeast South Carolina. Numerous observation sites reported heat index values in excess of 115 degrees for several hours.
• Excessive Heat in South Carolina, August 10, 20071 eventA large ridge of high pressure at the surface and aloft resulted in excessively hot and humid conditions across the area.
• Excessive Heat in South Carolina, July 22, 20101 eventAn expansive and deep layered ridge of high pressure extending across the southeast United States resulted in a very hot and humid airmass across southern South Carolina, with heat index values in excess of 115 degrees in areas.
• Excessive Heat in South Carolina, August 3, 20111 eventA strong mid and upper level ridge produced large thickness values over the southeast. These thickness values supported afternoon high temperatures between 100 to 103 degrees inland and mid 90s along the coast.

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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.