To determine the East Coast counties experiencing the worst heat waves right now, 24/7 Tempo reviewed data on daily average temperature from the NOAA's nClimGrid-Daily program. Counties were ranked based on the raw differential in average daily temperature from the period July 1-6, 1981-2010 to July-16, 2024. Supplemental data on population is from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 American Community Survey.
50. Orange County, VT
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 69.9°F (+4.9°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 64.9°F
Total population: 29,439
County seat: Chelsea
49. Butts County, GA
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 83.7°F (+5.0°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 78.7°F
Total population: 25,522
County seat: Jackson
48. Windsor County, VT
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 70.4°F (+5.0°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 65.4°F
Total population: 57,832
County seat: Woodstock
47. Rockdale County, GA
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 83.2°F (+5.0°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 78.3°F
Total population: 93,641
County seat: Conyers
46. Addison County, VT
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 71.7°F (+5.0°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 66.7°F
Total population: 37,434
County seat: Middlebury
45. Meriwether County, GA
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 83.0°F (+5.0°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 78.0°F
Total population: 20,679
County seat: Greenville
44. Hall County, GA
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 81.3°F (+5.0°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 76.3°F
Total population: 204,953
County seat: Gainesville
43. Jackson County, GA
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 82.5°F (+5.0°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 77.5°F
Total population: 77,033
County seat: Jefferson
42. Clarke County, GA
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 82.9°F (+5.0°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 77.9°F
Total population: 128,864
County seat: Athens-Clarke County
41. Cherokee County, NC
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 77.1°F (+5.0°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 72.1°F
Total population: 28,868
County seat: Murphy
40. DeKalb County, GA
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 82.9°F (+5.0°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 77.9°F
Total population: 761,209
County seat: Decatur
39. Fayette County, GA
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 83.1°F (+5.0°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 78.1°F
Total population: 119,259
County seat: Fayetteville
38. Jasper County, GA
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 83.8°F (+5.0°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 78.8°F
Total population: 14,882
County seat: Monticello
37. Madison County, GA
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 82.5°F (+5.1°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 77.5°F
Total population: 30,378
County seat: Danielsville
36. Oglethorpe County, GA
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 83.2°F (+5.1°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 78.2°F
Total population: 14,974
County seat: Lexington
35. Newton County, GA
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 83.4°F (+5.1°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 78.4°F
Total population: 113,298
County seat: Covington
34. Walton County, GA
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 82.9°F (+5.1°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 77.8°F
Total population: 97,752
County seat: Monroe
33. Barrow County, GA
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 82.5°F (+5.1°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 77.4°F
Total population: 84,399
County seat: Winder
32. Grafton County, NH
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 69.4°F (+5.1°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 64.4°F
Total population: 90,836
County seat: North Haverhill
31. Carroll County, NH
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 71.0°F (+5.1°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 65.9°F
Total population: 50,679
County seat: Ossipee
30. Washington County, NY
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 73.2°F (+5.1°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 68.1°F
Total population: 61,310
County seat: Fort Edward
29. Union County, GA
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 76.6°F (+5.1°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 71.5°F
Total population: 24,880
County seat: Blairsville
28. Walker County, GA
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 81.7°F (+5.2°F hotter than normal)
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 1981-2010: 76.5°F
Total population: 68,065
County seat: LaFayette
27. Randolph County, AL
Avg. temperature, July 1-6, 2024: 82.4°F (+5.2°F hotter than normal)