Excessive Heat — Inland Berkeley, South Carolina

2011-08-04 · Inland Berkeley, South Carolina

Event narrative

A heat index of 115 F was measured at the Monks Corner Municipal Airport.

Wider weather episode

A 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. These temperatures in combination with low to mid 70s dewpoints pooling along an afternoon seabreeze, produced dangerous heat indices over portions of southeast South Carolina.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 342656. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.