Excessive Heat — Wilcox, Georgia

2012-06-29 to 2012-06-30 · Wilcox, Georgia

Wider weather episode

The strong upper level ridge responsible for record-breaking heat across the Plains and Midwest slid toward the Southeast on the 28th. This was one of the hottest events in Georgia state history, with multiple all-time heat records tied or broken, including Athens (109 degrees on June 29th broke the previous record of of 108 set on 7/12/1930), Macon (108 degrees on June 30th tied the record last set on 7/17/1980), Atlanta (106 degrees on June 30th broke the old record of 105 set on 7/17/1980), and Columbus (106 degrees on June 30th tied the record last set on 9/5/1925).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 387933. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.