Heat in South Carolina

Events

134

Deaths

31

Injuries

21

Damage

None recorded

• Heat in South Carolina, August 1 to 31, 19999 deaths · 9 eventsOppressive heat and humidity gripped south coastal South Carolina resulting in many heat related fatalities.
• Heat in South Carolina, July 26 to 31, 19997 deaths · 7 eventsBeginning on the 23rd of July, high temperatures eacy day reached between 95 and 105 degrees. These hot temperatures combined with high humidity contributed to the deaths of a few people during this period.
• Heat and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 2 to 27, 19982 deaths · 65 kt wind · 8 eventsAn 84 year old male and a 63 year old female were found dead in their mobile home in Elgin of heat stress. The home was not air conditioned and the temperature inside reached to at least 100 degrees with no ventilation.
• Heat in South Carolina, August 1, 19992 deaths · 2 eventsMary Jane Pearson, 86, and Robert John King, 89, were found dead in their homes from excessive heat.
• Heat in South Carolina, August 1 to 2, 19992 deaths · 2 eventsTwo people perished during a week long spell of very hot temperatures and high humidity. The heat was thought to have contributed to a man's heart attack while mowing the grass in Oconee county. An elderly woman died in her home in rural Rock Hill.
• 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.
• Heat in South Carolina, June 1 to 30, 19981 death · 9 eventsTemperatures for most of the month were well into the 90s and occasionally exceeded 100 degrees. Heat indices were frequently near 110 degrees. Rainfall was well below normal as the CWA was approaching the incipient stage of a drought.
• Heat in South Carolina, June 23, 19961 death · 1 eventA man died of heatstroke while relaxing beside his pool.
• Heat in South Carolina, June 22, 19961 death · 1 eventA 31 year old man died of heat stroke.
• Heat in South Carolina, July 17, 19961 death · 1 eventA young athlete died from a seizure caused by heat following football practice.
• Heat in South Carolina, July 23, 19991 death · 1 eventAn elderly woman died while walking outside her home. Probable cause was cardiac arythmia caused by heat stress. Temperatures were well into the 90s with high humidity.
• Heat in South Carolina, July 10, 20001 death · 1 eventA week of temperatures in the middle and upper 90s culminated with high temperatures on the 10th around 100 degrees. Heat contributed to the death of a man in an uncooled home. His body temperature was still 108 degrees two hours after his time of death.
• Heat in South Carolina, May 8, 20141 death · 1 eventAn infant was left unattended in a car and died due to hyperthermia.
• Heat in South Carolina, May 22, 20191 death · 1 eventA 4 year old boy died inside a vehicle due to hyperthermia.
• Heat in South Carolina, July 20 to 31, 199915 injured · 1 eventAn extended heat wave caused hospital treatment of dozens of people in Horry County, as well as in other counties in Northeast South Carolina.
• Heat in South Carolina, June 15, 20055 injured · 1 eventAt least 5 people were treated at Roper Saint Francis hospital for heat related illnesses. Heat indices ranged from 104 to 108 degrees during the afternoon hours.
• 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.
• Heat and Astronomical Low Tide in South Carolina, July 21 to 24, 201110 eventsExcessive heat and humidity drove heat indexes near and above 110 degrees for several days each afternoon.
• Heat in South Carolina, June 29 to 30, 201210 eventsHigh temperatures combined with high dewpoints produced heat indices over 110 degrees.
• Heat in South Carolina, June 14 to 26, 201510 eventsHigh pressure aloft with westerly flow, combined with surface high pressure and southwesterly flow, led to a prolonged period of high heat and humidity for the entire southeastern US.
• Heat in South Carolina, June 1 to 30, 19969 eventsBelow normal rainfall continued through June along with hot and humid temperatures. The hot and dry conditions were significantlyimpacting agricultural operations throughout the south cosatal counties of South Carolina.
• Heat in South Carolina, July 27 to 28, 20059 eventsAn upper ridge of high pressure settled over the region bringing extreme heat to portions of southeast South Carolina.
• Heat in South Carolina, August 1 to 5, 20069 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 South Carolina, June 13, 20221 injured · 1 eventWarm conditions associated with a ridge of high pressure building across the Southeast United States in combination with high dewpoint temperatures along coastal areas led to conditions favorable for heat related illnesses during afternoon hours.
• Heat in South Carolina, July 26 to 27, 20128 eventsHigh temperatures combined with high dewpoints produced heat indices over 110 degrees.

Heat everywhereEvery kind of event in South Carolina

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.