Heat — Coastal Mcintosh, Georgia

2005-07-27 to 2005-07-28 · Coastal Mcintosh, Georgia

Wider weather episode

An upper ridge of high pressure settled over the region bringing extreme heat to portions of southeast Georgia. The extreme heat combined with high humidity to create heat indices that averaged between 110 and 120 degrees across inland areas with indices of 105 to 110 at the beaches. While temperatures cooled slightly on 7/28/05 heat indices still averaged around 110 degrees.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5465037. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.